Description: A small low-growing shrubby species of saltmarshes, with grey oval leaves and small, unattractive flowers and fruits. This species is markedly southern in distribution and extends up the east coast of Ireland only into Co. Down and no farther. Its most northerly sites are in Strangford Lough and the mouth of Belfast Lough at Ballymacormick Point.

All names: Atriplex portulacoides L.; Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen; Obione portulacoides (L.) Moq.

Distribution Map from NBN: Atriplex portulacoides at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Atriplex portulacoides at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.