Atriplex hastata Hastate orach (Chenopodiaceae)

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Atriplex hastata
Hastate orach
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The Atriplex hastata plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Chenopodiaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Hastate orach. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. deltoidea.

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Latin Name:  Atriplex hastata
Common Name:  Hastate orach
Family:  Chenopodiaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  No member of this genus contains any toxins, all have more or less edible leaves. However, if grown with artificial fertilizers, they may concentrate harmful amounts of nitrates in their leaves.

Mature Height:  0.75   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Waste or disturbed ground, often near the sea, on sand, shingle and mud above the high-tide mark[17].

Edible Uses: Leaves - cooked[5, 74, 177]. Used as a spinach substitute, they have a fairly bland flavour and are often mixed with stronger tasting leaves[9, 183]. Seed - cooked[9, 177]. Ground into a powder and used to thicken soups etc or added to wheat flour and used in making bread. Very fiddly to harvest because the seed is quite small.

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