Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). Spear-Leaved has smaller bracteoles than Common Orache - plus Spear-Leaved has knobbly bracteoles that Common Orache lacks.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/08/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). Spear-Leaved has smaller bracteoles than Common Orache - plus Spear-Leaved has knobbly bracteoles that Common Orache lacks.

Stubble field just off West Mill Lane on footpath. Spear leaved has the bracteole base relatively straight. making the bracteole triangular, not diamond-shaped like Common Orache.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (18/09/2021) Stubble field just off West Mill Lane on footpath. Spear leaved has the bracteole base relatively straight. making the bracteole triangular, not diamond-shaped like Common Orache.

Stubble field on the footpath from West Mill Lane, Snall Dole, Henfield. Spear-Leaved often has these projections, called tubercules, on the faces of the bracteoles containing the fruits (which Common Orache lack).

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (01/09/2021) Stubble field on the footpath from West Mill Lane, Snall Dole, Henfield. Spear-Leaved often has these projections, called tubercules, on the faces of the bracteoles containing the fruits (which Common Orache lack).

Stubble field just off West Mill Lane on footpath. Also this one has tubercules (the green stickiung out bits) which Common Orache lacks.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (18/09/2021) Stubble field just off West Mill Lane on footpath. Also this one has tubercules (the green stickiung out bits) which Common Orache lacks.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). Spear-Leaved has these triangular leaves - but in particular the base is 90 degrees to the stalk. Common Orache instead has leaves that taper into the stalk.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/08/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). Spear-Leaved has these triangular leaves - but in particular the base is 90 degrees to the stalk. Common Orache instead has leaves that taper into the stalk.

Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. Masses of it all over the place on the shingle. This is what it looks like when in bud, flowers not yet open.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/07/2022) Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. Masses of it all over the place on the shingle. This is what it looks like when in bud, flowers not yet open.

Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. Masses of it all over the place on the shingle. The giss of this seaside specimen.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/07/2022) Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. Masses of it all over the place on the shingle. The giss of this seaside specimen.

Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. Masses of it all over the place on the shingle. Another seaside specimen.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/07/2022) Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. Masses of it all over the place on the shingle. Another seaside specimen.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). The lower leaf again showing it is Spear-Leaved Orache. This plant is in fruit.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/08/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). The lower leaf again showing it is Spear-Leaved Orache. This plant is in fruit.

Stubble field on the footpath from West Mill Lane, Snall Dole, Henfield. Classic Spear-Leaved knobbly bracteoles.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (01/09/2021) Stubble field on the footpath from West Mill Lane, Snall Dole, Henfield. Classic Spear-Leaved knobbly bracteoles.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). The bracteoles containing the fruits which often have lots of red bits on especially as the plant ages as they often turn red in autumn (Common Orache has predominantly green bracteoles and remaiins green).

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/08/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). The bracteoles containing the fruits which often have lots of red bits on especially as the plant ages as they often turn red in autumn (Common Orache has predominantly green bracteoles and remaiins green).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). Classic leaf shape - triangular with basal lobes pointing out, rather than forwards as they do on Common Orache - also the latter's leaf tapers much more into the stalk than this.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/08/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). Classic leaf shape - triangular with basal lobes pointing out, rather than forwards as they do on Common Orache - also the latter's leaf tapers much more into the stalk than this.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). This is a more "textbook" leaf - the base being near straight and at 90 degrees to the stalk. These leaves are not mealy - the plants by the coast tend to be mealier.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/08/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). This is a more "textbook" leaf - the base being near straight and at 90 degrees to the stalk. These leaves are not mealy - the plants by the coast tend to be mealier.

Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. The coastal plants tend to be mealy as they excrete salt to cope with the saline environment, whereas the inland plants tend not to be.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/07/2022) Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. The coastal plants tend to be mealy as they excrete salt to cope with the saline environment, whereas the inland plants tend not to be.

Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. The plant from which the previous mealy leaf is taken.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/07/2022) Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. The plant from which the previous mealy leaf is taken.

Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. Leaves can turn reddish especially when sun-stressed.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (24/07/2022) Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. W Sussex. Leaves can turn reddish especially when sun-stressed.

Stubble field on the footpath from West Mill Lane, Snall Dole, Henfield. Fruits within bracteoles.

Spear-Leaved Orache / Hastate Orache (Atriplex prostrata) (01/09/2021) Stubble field on the footpath from West Mill Lane, Snall Dole, Henfield. Fruits within bracteoles.