Atriplex halimus L.
Family: CHENOPODIACEAE
Genus: Atriplex
Catalan common name: Salat blanc. Salgada vera.
Spanish common name: Marisma. Orgaza. Ozagra. Salado. Salgada. Sosa.
Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. València.
Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.
General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean
IUCN Category: Least concern
Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.
Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Rocky coastlines. Garden plants. Salty soils near the sea. Gardens.
Characteristics: A greatly branched bush which lives on the coast or next to brackish water. Its leaves are more or less rhomboidal and very light whitish-green, almost grey. This shrub has been used a lot in gardening. The inflorescences are found at the top of the branches forming a kind of spike which is scarcely visible. It flowers at the end of spring, and also in autumn and winter.