Atriplex halimus
Arroche marine
Salt Bush
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Littoral |
| Flower colour | green |
| Flower size | tiny |
| Flowering months | July, August, September |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | 2-5 m |
Description
An erect silver-grey shrub to 3 m wide that forms hedges on sandy and rocky seashores, sometimes inland. It copes with severe drought and grows on alkaline as well as saline soils. It is used to desalinate and reclaim soil.
Flowers
The flowers are very small, pale yellow-green, flushed with red at the end of the branches.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Oval, long, wider in the middle and pointed, silver-grey and leathery.
Fruits Seeds
The seeds are black, enclosed by hard remnants of the flower, surrounded by a rounded flat green covering.
Edible
Leaves: lightly cooked have a pleasant, salty taste, used like spinach.
Medical
Leaves: nutritious, high in protein, vitamin A, C, D and minerals, including chromium.
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