Atriplex L.
Bracts enclosing female flowers greatly enlarged at fruiting (Fig. 34) Atriplex
Mature bracteoles as long as broad, rhomboidal in outline, closely appressed to each other.
Lower leaves linear, lanceolate, elliptic or oblong, tapering to base
Mature bracteoles 6–14 mm long (Fig. 34)
Shrubs, mostly dioecious, up to 1 m high. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, 2–6 cm long. Male flowers in dense globular clusters, sometimes with a few females intermixed. Whole plant mealy and grey. Salty areas near the sea. Fl. spring–summer. Grey Saltbush Atriplex cinerea
Herbs, monoecious, up to 1 m high. Leaves narrow-elliptic, up to 7 cm long. Flowers clustered in spike-like inflorescences. Fl. spring–summer. Uncommon. Introd. from Europe Atriplex patula