| Hastate orache - Atriplex hastata |
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Maximum length: 20 cm. Appearance: Green, mealy, triangular lower leaves, the base of each leaf is at right angles with the stalk. Depth: On land. Feeding: Orache is a producer. It makes its own food by photosynthesis. It has chlorophyll just like most land plants. Environment: Orache grows on sand at and above the strandline. Other facts: It is one of the primary colonisers that start the process of dune formation. Classification: Orache is a member of the angiosperm plant group. |