Species

Atriplex rosea

Etymology

Atriplex: From an ancient Latin name whose derivation is uncertain, but a possible explanation is the name comes from the Greek a- 'without' and traphein 'nourishment' because many of these species grow in arid desert soils

Family

Amaranthaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ATRROS

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Green,Yellow

Year Naturalised

1969

Origin

S., C. and E. Europe


This page last updated on 28 Apr 2011