Photo © David Fenwick |
Rare on sandy shores Flower diameter c 3-8 mm. Leaves up to 10 cm long. Skye ID: Flowers similar to Fat Hen, but leaves leathery, untoothed, wavy and floppy. Told from Atriplex species by having stamens and styles in same flower. Other features: Generally a larger-leaved and larger-flowered plant than Atriplex and Chenopodium species, and without their dull or mealy appearance. Flowers in groups of c 1-4, each in the axil of a green bract which in the case of the lower flowers is conspicuous and longer than the flowers. |
