Herb: Silverscale Saltbush

Latin name: Atriplex argentea expansa

Synonyms: Atriplex expansa

Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

Edible parts of Silverscale Saltbush:

Leaves - cooked, or boiled with other foods as a flavouring. The water that the leaves have been cooked in can also be used as a flavouring. Seed - cooked. It can be ground into a meal and used as a thickener in soups etc, or be mixed with flour when making bread etc.

Description of the plant:


60 cm
(2 feet)

Habitat of the herb:

Alkaline places.

Propagation of Silverscale Saltbush:

Seed - sow April/May in situ. Germination is usually rapid.

Cultivation of the herb:

Alkaline places.

Medicinal use of Silverscale Saltbush:

None known

Known hazards of Atriplex argentea expansa:


Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.