Atriplex semibaccata

Prostrate, often mat-forming or semi-erect, usually deeply taprooted perennial, to c. 1 m diam., or c. 40 cm high, monoecious. Leaves shortly petiolate to subsessile, oblong-ovate to obovate, mostly 6–18(–25) mm long, 2–7(–15) mm wide, margins entire or with a few irregular teeth, glabrous or slightly mealy on upper surface, glistening grey-green or scurfy below. Male flowers in small clusters in upper axils, female flowers clustered in lower axils or sometimes subtending male flowers. Fruiting bracteoles subsessile, glabrous or sparsely mealy, fused from base to about midway, rhombic, 2–5 mm long and wide, entire or with a few small teeth, usually red and semi-succulent when ripe, becoming prominently 3–5-nerved when dry. Fruits Sep.-Dec.