Are Atriplehortensis and Atripleprostrata in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Chenopodiaceae.

Can you substitute Atriplehortensis for Atripleprostrata?

They share the Chenopodiaceae family, so they can sometimes substitute in recipes — with notable differences in aroma.

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Atriplehortensis vs Atripleprostrata

Atriplex hortensis · Atriplex prostrata

Atriplehortensis

Atriplex hortensis

T Traditional Use

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Primary use: medicinal

Atriplex hortensis, known as garden orache, red orache or simply orache, mountain spinach, French spinach, or arrach, is a species of plant in the amaranth family used as a leaf vegetable that was common before spinach; it is still grown as a warm-weather alternative to spinach. …

Atripleprostrata

Atriplex prostrata

T Traditional Use

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Atriplex sect. Teutliopsis
Primary use: medicinal

Atriplex prostrata, called the spear-leaved orache, hastate orache, thin-leaf orache, triangle orache, and fat hen, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the saltbush genus Atriplex, native to Europe, Macaronesia, northern Africa, Ethiopia, the Middle East, western Siberi…

At a glance

· Both in Chenopodiaceae, but different genera (Atriplex vs Atriplex sect. Teutliopsis).
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Atriplehortensis: T; Atripleprostrata: T.