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Atriplex plebeia

Atriplex plebeia is a wild saltbush-type species endemic to the remote islands of Tristan da Cunha, growing on rocky coasts. It is not a common garden plant, so care must be inferred from its coastal habitat and the saltbush genus.

Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry between waterings, as it is adapted to salty, windswept coastal conditions.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gravelly soil; tolerates salty and poor soils.
Temperature
Cool temperate, suited to mild maritime climates; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Tristan da Cunha
Climate
temperate

About

Atriplex plebeja is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is endemic to Tristan da Cunha, including Inaccessible and Nightingale Islands. Its natural habitat is rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Atriplex plants

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 plebeja 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.

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