Chenopodiaceae Atriplex coronata S. Wats.
Crownscale
Pima - Food, Cooking Agent
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 36
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Atriplex coronata S. Wats.
Scientific name: Atriplex coronata S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATCOC (
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Common names: Crownscale
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Boiled with dried cane cactus to counteract its acidic flavor.
RECRD: 41202 id: 6668