Family: Chenopodiaceae Sea Purslane Atriplex portulacoides Flowering time: July-September. Perenial Coastal distribution on drier areas of sandy or muddy salt-marshes and at the edges of inter-tidal creeks and pools. Small shrub with slender spikes of very small, greyish flowers with yellow stamens and 5 sepals. The paired bracteoles enclose triangular fruit.

Sea Purslane, Atriplex portulacoides
Brands Bay, Dorset. April 2013