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|familia=Amaranthaceae
| name = ''Atriplex''
|genus=Atriplex
| image = California Death Valley Ubehebe plant.jpg
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| image_caption = [[Desert holly]], ''Atriplex hymenelytra''
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|image_caption=Desert holly, ''Atriplex hymenelytra''
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'''''Atriplex''''' is a plant [[genus]] of 100-200 species, known by the common names of '''saltbush''' and '''orache''' (or '''orach'''). The genus is quite variable and widely distributed. The genus includes many desert and seashore plants and [[halophyte]]s, as well as plants of moist environments. Saltbushes are extremely tolerant of [[salt]] content in the ground: their name derives from the fact that they retain salt in their leaves, which makes them of great use in areas affected by [[soil salination]]. Many species are edible. However, the favored species for human consumption is ''A. hortensis''.
The '''Garden Orache''' (''A. hortensis''), also called '''red orach''', '''mountain spinach''' or '''French spinach''', is an annual [[leaf vegetable]] with a [[salt]]y, [[spinach]]-like taste. The plant grows 1-2 [[metre|m]] (3-6 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]]) in height and the leaves are used cooked or in [[salad]]s. It was commonly grown in [[Mediterranean]] regions from early times until [[spinach]] became the more favored leaf vegetable of choice. The leaves can come in red, white and green varieties. The green leaves were once used to color [[pasta]] in [[Italy]]. Another common use of orach was to mix with the herb [[sorrel]] to balance out its acid flavor.
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
The plant is also used as an [[ornamental plant]] in [[landscape|landscaping]].
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{{Inc|
Atriplex (from a Greek name of orache). Chenopodiaceae. Herbs with inconspicuous flowers, some of which are used for forage under the name of salt- bushes, some for hedges or lawn specimens, and one as a garden vegetable, and many succulent weeds of desert regions.
Flowers dioecious or monoecious, in spicate or paniculate clusters, sometimes bunched in the axils: Lvs. usually alternate or some opposite: fr. half or wholly inclosed by the persistent bractlets.—About 125 widely distributed species, often weeds. A. patula, in many forms, is a common weedy plant throughout the country.
Atriplex hortensis is a garden vegetable used like spinach; for culture, see Orach. A. leptocarpa, A. semibaccata and others have been introduced as supplementary forage plants for arid regions. A. Breweri is a popular low hedge plant in southern California.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Species==
About 100-200 species, including:<br/>
About 100-200 species, including:<br/>
''[[Atriplex alaskensis]]''<br/>
''[[Atriplex alaskensis]]''<br/>
''[[Atriplex sibirica]]''<br/>
''[[Atriplex sibirica]]''<br/>
''[[Atriplex tatarica]]''
''[[Atriplex tatarica]]''
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==External links and References==
==References==
*Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food (1999). "Orach", p. 556. ISBN 0-19-211579-0
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* [http://www.csiro.au/proprietaryDocuments/Saltbush_vitamin.pdf CSIRO Information Sheet: Saltbush lifts sheep meat vitamin content]: Meat from sheep which have grazed on saltbush has surprisingly high levels of [[vitamin E]], is leaner and more hydrated than regular [[lamb]] and has consumer appeal equal to grain-fed lamb. The vitamin E levels could have animal health benefits while extending the shelf-life and maintaining the fresh red colour of saltbush lamb.
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
* [http://cotton.pi.csiro.au/weeds.htm?page=Annual%20saltbush Images of ''A. muelleri'']
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
* [http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/aglands/sand/Resources/Herbarium/Aspin.pdf Image of Spiny Fruited Saltbush (''A. spinibractea'')]
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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