Atriplex portulacoides
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Sea purslane
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Description
A small shrub. It is spreading and can form roots where the stems touch the ground. The leaves are a silvery colour. They are thick and fleshy and are usually opposite. They are oblong and do not have teeth. The flowers are small and greenish-yellow.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten raw in salads, cooked as a potherb, or used for pickles.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten raw in salads or cooked as a potherb. They are also used for pickles.
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Distribution
It is a temperate and subtropical plant. It grows on salt marshes and along the edges of pools and drains.
Where It Grows
Africa, Britain, Europe, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mediterranean, Portugal, Spain,
Notes
Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Synonyms
References (10)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 47
- Biscotti, N. et al, 2018, The traditional food use of wild vegetables in Apulia (Italy) in the light of Italian ethnobotanical literature. Italian Botanist 5:1-24
- Blamey, M and Grey-Wilson, C., 2005, Wild flowers of the Mediterranean. A & C Black London. p 40 (As Halimione portulacoides)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 77 (As Halimione portulacoides)
- Irving, M., 2009, The Forager Handbook, A Guide to the Edible Plants of Britain. Ebury Press p 192 (As Halimione portulacoides)
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- Kremer, B.P., 1995, Shrubs in the Wild and in Gardens. Barrons. p 120. (As Halimione portulacoides)
- Mabey, R., 1973, Food for Free. A Guide to the edible wild plants of Britain, Collins. p 91 (As Halimione portulacoides)
- Michael, P., 2007, Edible Wild Plants and Herbs. Grub Street. London. p 214 (As Halimione portulacoides)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Halimione portulacoides)
- Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 49:126. 1938 (As Halimione portulacoides)
