Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Fourwing Saltbush

Navajo - Food, Fodder

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43

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Scientific name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATCAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fourwing Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Plant used in the winter to provide salt for the sheep.

RECRD: 2824 id: 6628

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