Chenopodiaceae Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats.

Big Saltbush

Pima - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 263

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Scientific name: Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATLEL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Big Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds pounded into meal, cooked, mixed with water and eaten as mush.

RECRD: 46787 id: 6686

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