Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Atriplex prostrata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

No member of this genus contains any toxins, all have more or less edible leaves. However, if grown with artificial fertilizers, they may concentrate harmful amounts of nitrates in their leaves.

Botanical Description

Atriplex prostrata is an erect or ascending, annual plant growing 20 - 100cm tall. The stem is mostly branched, the lower branches usually prostrare[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of potash

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Norway to Portugal, east to eastern Siberia, Mongolia, western China, Kazakhstan; Africa - Macaronesia, Morocco to Egypt; Israel

HabitatWaste or disturbed ground, often near the sea, on sand, shingle and mud above the high-tide mark[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Solonchaks, saline meadows, weed-infested places (especially in cities), and ruderal sites[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].