Chenopodiaceae Atriplex nuttallii S. Wats.

Nuttall's Saltbush

Pima - Food, Unspecified

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 18

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Scientific name: Atriplex nuttallii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATTR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nuttall's Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Stems cut in short lengths and used as a stuffing in cooked rabbits.

RECRD: 40956 id: 6696

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