Atriplex littoralis
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Grassleaf orache
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What to Eat
Leaves and unripe fruits. Leaves - cooked. They are sometimes used as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
Eurasia - Norway to Spain, east through Russia to the Russian Far East, through Ukraine to the Crimea, Greece to Syria, Lebanon and Egyptian Sinai
Native to:Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sakhalin, Sinai, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia. Introduced into:Cape Provinces, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kwa. Zulu-Natal, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
How to Identify
Atriplex littoralis is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.7 m (2ft 4in) by 0.3 m (1ft) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. The flowers are pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline and saline soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
How to Grow
Wild. Species in this genus generally succeed in full sun in any well-drained but not too fertile soil. Most species in this genus tolerate saline and very alkaline soils. Sometimes mentioned as a shrub or annual. In northern Europe it has flowers from July until September.
Propagation: Seed - sow mid spring in situ. Germination is usually rapid.
Names & Synonyms
Grassleaf orache, Grass-leaved orache, Linear-leaved orache (orach). Grass-leaved Orache.
