Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

Greasewood

Keres, Western - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 68

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Scientific name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
USDA symbol: SAVE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Greasewood
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Shrub used as winter pasture for sheep.

RECRD: 30457 id: 37155

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