Illustration of A. hastatum and A. patula by C.A.M. Lindman in Bilder ur Nordens Flora, (1901). [Public Domain]
Genus: Atriplex
Common Names: saltbushes, oraches
A genus of approximately 250 diverse and widely distributed species.
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Atriplex halimus
Common name(s): saltbush, shrubby orache
Description: evergreen shrub; upright, sprawling growth with angular silver leaves. Edible leaves are high in nutrients, minerals, proteins and electrolytes. Greyish flowers in summer. Used as a feed plant for livestock and to stabilize sand dunes in arid regions and as a medicine by some Bedouin tribes.
Height: to 6 ft. Spread: to 6 ft.