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Atriplex littoralis
Also called Grassleaf Orache, Narrow-leaved atriplex, Shore orache, Grass Leaf Orache, Narrow Leaf Atriplex, Narrow Leaved Orache, Narrow Leaved Saltbush
Grass-leaved orache is a halophytic annual of shrubby habit, growing up to about 100 cm, found on salt-tolerant shores, saltmarshes and tidal riverbanks. It thrives in saline, moist soils and is rarely grown deliberately in gardens.
Atriplex littoralis, the grass-leaved orache (; also sometimes as "orach") is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and western and eastern Asia.
Tubercled saltbush · Swamp Saltbush · Fan Saltbush · Silverscale saltbush · Native Orache · Atriplex billardierei · Silver saltbush · Fourwing saltbush · Gray saltbush · Flat-topped saltbush · Shadscale saltbush · Heartscale
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Atriplex littoralis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
