Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Fourwing Saltbush
Navajo - Food, Pie & Pudding
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 148
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Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATCAC (
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Common names: Fourwing Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Pie & Pudding
Notes: Flowers used to make puddings.
RECRD: 3164 id: 6630