Taxon: Atriplex halimus L.

Summary

Genus:

Atriplex

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Subfamily:

Chenopodioideae

Tribe:

Chenopodieae

Nomen number:

6013

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1052. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

01/23/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

25 (20 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Atriplex capensis Moq.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aellen, P. 1939. Die Atriplex-Arten des Orients. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70:11-13.
Bond, P. & P. Goldblatt. 1984. Plants of the Cape Flora, J. S. African Bot. suppl. vol. 13.
Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aellen
Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. 1985, 1987. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa Note: v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Hegi, G. et al. 1906-. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 686. Note: ed. 1:1906-1931; ed. 2:1936-68; ed. 3:1966-
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Lems, K. 1960. Floristic botany of the Canary islands.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: forage crop

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Mediterranean saltbush	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	sea orache	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	shrubby orache	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Arabic	qataf	2	Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
French	arroche halime	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	pourpier de mer	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Strauchmelde	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	salgadeira	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	álimo	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	armuelle glauco	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	marisma	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	orzaga	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	osagra	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	salgada	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia			Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aellen
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aellen
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aellen
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Northern Cape		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aellen
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	North-West		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aellen
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Western Cape		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aellen
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete	Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North-West, Western Cape]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aellen
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human food	vegetable	famine food	Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=6013. Accessed 15 April 2026.