Chenopodiaceae Atriplex powellii S. Wats.

Powell's Saltweed

Navajo, Kayenta - Food, Substitution Food

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 20

View all documented uses for Atriplex powellii S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Atriplex powellii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATPO2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Powell's Saltweed
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Substitution Food
Notes: Used as a greens and salt substitute in foods.

RECRD: 41997 id: 6711

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