ATRIPLEX HALIMUS
Author:
Carl Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
CHENOPODIACEAE
Origin:
Algeria, Baleares, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicily, Sinai, Somalia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara
Elevation:
Publisher:
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl.: 1052.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15 Centimetres
Height:
0, 5-3 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Atriplex vestita var. appendiculata Aell.
Atriplex halimoides, Tineo
Atriplex halimus var. serrulata, Alcaraz, Garre & Sánchez-Gómez
Atriplex kataf, Ehrenb. ex Boiss.
Atriplex serrulata, Pau
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Chenopodium halimus, Thunb.
Obione halimus, G.L.Chu
Schizotheca halimus, Fourr.
This member of the Chenopodiaceae family was describes by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found on the coasts of Northern Africa and Southern Europe, growing in salty sand with some water and lots of sun. The flowers are crème to yellow, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings. Depending on the environment, it will grow from 50 to 300 centimetres in height.
The genera name from Ancient Greek ἀτράφαξυ; atraphaxys, "orach", itself a Pre-Greek substrate loanword. The species name from Latin; 'salt-soil'. ') Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Chenopodiaceae is now part of the Amaranthaceae.
Flower
Crème
Soil
Sand
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum