Author: | Carl
Linnaeus, 1753 |
Family: |
CHENOPODIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Algeria,
Baleares, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean
Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iraq, Italy,
Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia,
Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Western
Sahara |
Soil: |
Sand |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
Height: |
0,5-3
Meters |
Flower:
|
Crème |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Saltbush,
Sea Orach |
Synonyms: |
Atriplex
vestita var. appendiculata Aell.
Atriplex halimoides, Tineo
Atriplex halimus var. serrulata, Alcaraz,
Garre & Sánchez-Gómez
Atriplex kataf, Ehrenb. ex Boiss.
Atriplex serrulata, Pau
Chenopodium halimus, Thunb.
Obione halimus, G.L.Chu
Schizotheca halimus, Fourr. |
This member of the Chenopodiaceae
family was describes by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found on the coasts
of Northern Africa and Southern Europe, growing in salty sand with
some water and lots of sun. The flowers are crème to yellow, and
the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings. Depending on
the environment, it will grow from 50 to 300 centimetres in height.
The genera name from Ancient
Greek ἀτράφαξυ; atraphaxys, "orach", itself a Pre-Greek substrate
loanword. The species name from Latin; 'salt-soil'.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Chenopodiaceae
is
now part of
the Amaranthaceae. |