Atriplex halimus, Mediterranean saltbush - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Mediterranean saltbush, sea orache

Botanical name & synonyms: Atriplex halimus, Atriplex assoi, Atriplex candicans, Atriplex incana, Atriplex salsuginea, Atriplex serrulata, Atriplex halimoides, Atriplex kataf, Atriplex parvifolia, Chenopodium halimus, Schizotheca halimus

Family: (Amaranthaceae)

• native to the Mediterranean region, West Europe, Canary Islands and northern Africa
  

• shrub to 2m high
  

• culinary herb, medicinal plant
  

• winterhardy to -12°C
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 33,30 gram