Chenopodiaceae
Saltbush
Atriplex halimus
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- رغل ملحي, قطف بحري, قطف ملحي, ملوح
- arz
- رغل ملحى
- azb
- شورانلیق سیرکهنی
- Azerbaijani
- Şoranlıq sirkəni
- Catalan
- Salat blanc
- Chinese
- 地中海滨藜, 地中海濱藜
- English
- Saltbush, Mediterranean saltbush, Sea orache, Shrubby orache, Silvery orache
- French
- Arroche marine, Fessecul, Halime, Pourpier de mer, Épinard de mer
- German
- Strauch-Melde
- Hebrew
- מלוח קיפח
- Macedonian
- Приморска лобода
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Saltbusk
- Persian
- سلمکی بوتهای
- Spanish
- Almuella, Armuella, Armuelle orzaga, Marismo, Orzaga, Osagra, Sala, Salao blanco
- Welsh
- Llwyn llygwyn
Synonyms
- Atriplex halimoides Tineo
- Atriplex halimus f. granulata (L.Chevall.) Maire
- Atriplex halimus f. intermedia (L.Chevall.) Maire
- Atriplex halimus f. ramosissima (L.Chevall.) Maire
- Atriplex halimus f. rifea (Sennen & Mauricio) Maire
- Atriplex halimus f. venosa (L.Chevall.) Maire
- Atriplex halimus var. argutidens Bornm.
- Atriplex halimus var. granulata L.Chevall.
- Atriplex halimus var. hastulata Maire
- Atriplex halimus var. intermedia L.Chevall.
- Atriplex halimus var. ramosissima L.Chevall.
- Atriplex halimus var. rifea Sennen & Mauricio
- Atriplex halimus var. schweinfurthii Boiss.
- Atriplex halimus var. serrulata (Pau) Alcaraz, Garre & Sánchez-Gómez
- Atriplex halimus var. venosa L.Chevall.
- Atriplex kataf Ehrenb. ex Boiss.
- Atriplex parvifolia Pau
- Atriplex serrulata Pau
- Chenopodium halimus (L.) Thunb.
- Schizotheca halimus (L.) Fourr.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, August to September, November (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Rodríguez Zapata, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabricio Cardenas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Gabler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabricio Cardenas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.