Chenopodiaceae Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
Paiute, Northern - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47
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Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Scientific name: Atriplex argentea Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATARA2 (
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Common names: Silverscale Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds parched, ground into a flour and made into mush.
RECRD: 8924 id: 6604