Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex Dc.

Prostrate to erect annual herb c. 50 cm high, monoecious. Branches angular. Leaves petiolate, opposite below, alternate above, scurfy to glabrous. Lower leaves triangular to hastate, lamina 1.5–5 cm long, rarely to 8 cm, basal lobes (if present) spreading or slightly backwards pointing, margin entire or sparsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute. Upper leaves triangular to narrowly ovate, decreasing in size upwards. Flowers mixed, clustered, forming paniculate inflorescences. Fruiting bracteoles sessile, ovate to triangular or rhombic, free to base, 3–6 mm long, entire to dentate, not thickened, smooth or tuberculate on back, often turning black with age. Seed circular; radicle basal, horizontal.

It is a temperate and Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in valley moist meadows, roadsides. It grows by the sea on salty soils. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 500 m above sea level. Tasmania Herbarium.

The leaves are used in pies and pickles. They are also used in stews.

Plants can be grown by seed or cuttings.