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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''.
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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.
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The plant is also used as an [[ornamental plant]] in [[landscape|landscaping]].
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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.
 
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.
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==Cultivation==
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| name = ''Atriplex''
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===Propagation===
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| image_caption = [[Desert holly]], ''Atriplex hymenelytra''
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==Species==
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| genus = '''''Atriplex'''''
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About 100-200 species, including:<br/>
 
About 100-200 species, including:<br/>
 
''[[Atriplex alaskensis]]''<br/>
 
''[[Atriplex alaskensis]]''<br/>
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''[[Atriplex sibirica]]''<br/>
 
''[[Atriplex sibirica]]''<br/>
 
''[[Atriplex tatarica]]''
 
''[[Atriplex tatarica]]''
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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''.
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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.
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The plant is also used as an [[ornamental plant]] in [[landscape|landscaping]].
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''Atriplex'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species - see [[list of Lepidoptera which feed on Atriplex]].
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==External links and References==
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==References==
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*Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food (1999). &quot;Orach&quot;, 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.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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* [http://cotton.pi.csiro.au/weeds.htm?page=Annual%20saltbush Images of ''A. muelleri'']
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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* [http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/40/paper/AR04031.htm Summary of CSIRO Scientific Article]: Examines the nutritive value and preference by sheep of two native Australian saltbush species, River Saltbush (''A. amnicola'') and Old Man Saltbush (''A. nummularia'').
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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* [http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/aglands/sand/Resources/Herbarium/Aspin.pdf Image of Spiny Fruited Saltbush (''A. spinibractea'')]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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* [http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/desertecology/saltbush.htm Images of two saltbush varieties from North A
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merica], Four Wing Saltbush (''A. canescens'') and Desert Saltbush (''A. polycarpa'')
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* [http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Chenopodiaceae/Atriplex.html A list of several varieties of Atriplex] (some links have pictures)
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[[Category:Halophytes and salt tolerant plants]]
 
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