Atriplex glabriuscula; the Babington's orache is a coastal plant growing near the coastal lines. Like many other members of the goosefoot family it is well adapted to brackish/alkaline envirnmental conditions. It is usually a creeping herb with green or reddish inflorescens. The Babington's orache grows in favourable sea-side conditions around Iceland except for the southern coast. This species resembles much the long-stalked orache that grows in the same region and under similar ecolgical conditions. The long-stalked orache can be identified by the narrower leaves and by the base of the leaf blade tapering toward the stalk where the Babbington's orache has more triangular-shaped leaves.
One more taxonomical note: amongst scholars the definition of A. longipes and A. glabriuscula as independent species has been criticized. More generally it is believed they are both varieties of the variable species Atriplex prostrata: the spear-leaved orache (A. prostrata var longipes and var glabriuscula)
