Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Atriplex rosea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Atriplex rosea is an erect, annual plant with a usually branched stem growing 30 - 90cm tall, occasionally to 200cm[ 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. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of potash The plant has spread to various parts of the temperate zone, probably as a weed in ship's ballast. It is widely naturalized in N. America and is also found in New Zealand, southern S. America, S. Africa etc[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Lithuania to Portugal, east to the Caucasus, Turkey and the Levant; N. Africa - Morocco to Egypt

HabitatWeed-infested places and chalky ground[ 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. ]. A weed of disturbed sites, often in riparian habitats or in barnyards or on animal bed grounds, along roadsides and irrigation canals[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].