Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Atriplex littoralis
Atriplex littoralis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Atriplex littoralis is an erect, annual plant with a branched stem; it can grow 25 - 75cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurasia - Norway to Spain, east through Russia to the Russian Far East, through Ukraine to the Crimea, Greece to Syria, Lebanon and Egyptian Sinai
HabitatSeacoasts, riverside bluffs, sandy saline habitats; sometimes a weed of cultivated land[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].