Chenopodiaceae Atriplex powellii S. Wats.

Powell's Saltweed

Zuni - Food, Porridge

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 22

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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: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds mixed with ground corn to make a mush.

RECRD: 41041 id: 6714

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