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Creeping Saltbush

Atriplex prostrata

Creeping Saltbush is a low-growing plant that loves salty places! It has thick, green leaves and can spread out like a cozy blanket on the ground.

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

The Creeping Saltbush has slender stems that spread low to the ground, forming dense mats. Its small, triangular leaves are often covered in a silvery-white, scaly coating, giving them a frosted look. These leaves can sometimes blush reddish-purple, especially in drier or salty conditions.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaCaryophyllalesAmaranthaceaeAtriplex
Creeping Saltbush
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Creeping Saltbush

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Creeping Saltbush changes leaf color, often becoming red or purple when stressed by cold or drought!

Even though it loves salt, some types of saltbush are eaten by farm animals.

Its leaves sometimes look like they're sprinkled with sugar, but that's actually tiny salt crystals it pushes out!

The ancient Greeks and Romans might have eaten saltbush leaves as a vegetable.

特殊能力

能力

Water Saver

This plant has thick, succulent-like leaves and a scaly coating that helps it store water and reduce evaporation in dry places.

能力

Soil Hugger

With its spreading stems and roots, Creeping Saltbush helps hold loose soil in place, stopping erosion in challenging environments.

サイズと詳細

高さ
10-50 cm
広がり
30-150 cm
花の大きさ
0.1-0.2 cm
開花時期
夏〜秋
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法

生態系とのつながり

eats

Lucerne flea

Sminthurus viridis

Feeds on the leaves of various Atriplex species.

eats

Cotton bud moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Larvae feed on leaves and stems of many chenopods, including Atriplex.

eats

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

May consume seeds if growing near wetland habitats.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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よくある質問

Creeping Saltbushの高さは何ですか?

10-50 cm

Creeping Saltbushの広がりは何ですか?

30-150 cm

Creeping Saltbushの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.1-0.2 cm

Creeping Saltbushの開花時期は何ですか?

夏〜秋

Creeping Saltbushの食用は何ですか?

はい

Creeping Saltbushの毒性は何ですか?

なし

Creeping Saltbushのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Creeping Saltbushの受粉方法は何ですか?

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