Atriplex hortensis ‘Rubra’
Common name
garden orache
Family
Amaranthaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Etymology
atriplex: From an ancient Latin name whose derivation is uncertain, but a possible explanation is the name comes from the Greek a- ‘without’ and traphein ‘nourishment’ because many of these species grow in arid desert soils
hortensis: From the Latin hortus ‘garden’ and -ensis ‘pertaining to’, meaning growing in gardens