Species

Atriplex prostrata

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
prostrata: prostrate

Common Name(s)

orache

Family

Amaranthaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ATRPRO

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

Cream,Red / Pink

Year Naturalised

1878

Origin

Temperate Eurasia, N. Africa


This page last updated on 6 May 2011