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Atriplex tatarica
Also called Tatarian Orach, Tatrian Saltbush
Tatarian orache is a salt-tolerant annual weed of disturbed ground, roadsides and saline soils across Central Asia and Europe. It is grown mainly as a wild or ecological plant rather than an ornamental, and it spreads easily from seed.
Atriplex tatarica is a species of plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. Its native range spans a large area of Middle and western Central Asia, Asia Minor, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Inside its native distribution area of Middle and the western parts of Central Asia and Central Europe, A. tatarica is typically found in large populations in coastal solonchaks (areas with soil having high concentrations of soluble salts). It is reported as having strong tolerance to both nutrient and salinity gradients, and is also typically found in ruderal habitats. It is an early successional plant inhabiting urban areas, road margins, railways, dumps, and dung hills. The plant's propagation along roadways can be attributed to its bracteole covered seeds which readily adhere to rubber tires.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Atriplex tatarica 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.
