Chenopodiaceae Atriplex wrightii S. Wats.

Wright's Saltbush

Papago - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 61

View all documented uses for Atriplex wrightii S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Atriplex wrightii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATWR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wright's Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Greens used for food.

RECRD: 1746 id: 6740

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