Photographs: Derrynane, Co. Kerry

Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata Eilifleog leathan Family: Chenopodiaceae Flowering time: July-September. Annual. Native. Tiny flowers in dense, often leafy spikes, the fruiting bracteoles triangular and weakly toothed. The stalked green leaves are triangular or hastate with two right-angled basal lobes, sometimes slightly mealy and often becoming reddish as plant matures. Prostrate or spreading ridged stems Frequent near coast, also in southern half of Ireland on waste ground Similar: Common Orache, A. patula and Frosted Orache, A. laciniata

Spear-leaved Orache, Atriplex prostrata, Eilifleog leathan