Atriplex prostrata: Species that appears scattered throughout Europe except Iceland . In the Peninsula it appears in all provinces.
Summary
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- 1 Feature
- 2 Habitat
- 3 Ecological requirements
- 4 Biological type
- 5 Source
Characteristic
Annual plant with erect or procumbent stems up to 100 cm long, rigid, mealy when young. The leaves are ashen and petioled; the lower ones, up to 10 x 7 cm, are flat, with an under-chord base. The flowers are normally unisexual and meet in panicle-like inflorescences.
The female flowers have 5 pieces in the perianth and 5 stamens, while the female flowers lack a perianth but are protected by smooth or dorsally tuberculated bracteoles, 2 – 6 mm, triangular to triangular – ovate and with a toothed margin; its ovary has 2 stigmata. The fruit is a capsule that has seeds of two types: some, the most abundant, are small, black and smooth, up to 1 mm, while others, larger, 2 – 3 mm, are brown and reticulated – rough . Flowers from June to September .
Habitat
It grows in rough places near the sea, saline and nitrogenous.
Ecological requirements
Light : It grows in full light although it supports shade. Temperature: Moderate heat. Mainly montane floor. Continentality: Intermediate. Humidity: Moderately dry to humid soils. Acidity : Soils rich in bases; pH 5.5-8; alkalinity indicator. Nitrogen : Moderately poor or slightly rich soils; it is not present in highly fertilized soils.
Biological type
Therophyte.