Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

Greasewood

Navajo - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44

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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: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Used as forage by sheep and eaten for the salt.

RECRD: 2839 id: 37158

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