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Atriplex sagittata
Also called Purple Orache, Shining Orache
Hoary orache is a small annual weed of saline or disturbed ground in temperate Europe and Central Asia, sometimes grown as a leafy green. It is grown mainly as a wild or foraged plant rather than a garden crop.
Atriplex sagittata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.
Its native range is Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia. It is an annual plant that grows mainly in the temprate biome
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Atriplex sagittata 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.
