Scotland orache

Taxonomy

The genus name Atriplex is derived from ἀδράφαξυς (adráphaxus), which was a name used by Pliny. Dioscorides, in De materia medica also mentions an Atraphaxis as a well-known vegetable, which may have been garden orache. The specific epithet glabriuscula is from the Latin word glaber, and means almost ("a little bit") smooth or hairless. This gives rise to a common name that is frequently used in America, smooth orache. Other common names it has been given include Scotland orache and seaside orach.