Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Atriplex tatarica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

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 tatarica is a much-branched annual plant forming a tangled or spreading mass of gowth 20 - 100cm tall, occasionally to 150cm[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of potash. It is said to have potential for use in medicine. The plant has become naturalized as a weed, especially in temperate regions of the Americas

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Germany to Spain, east to Western Siberia, Mongolia, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan the Levant; N. Africa - Morocco to Egypt

HabitatSaline and alkaline deserts, sometimes also found in field margins and wet plains in the Gobi Desert[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].