| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Red Leaf and twig ash used to intensify red color of buckskin dye. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Yellow Young leaves and twigs used to dye wool yellow. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Used for sheep feed. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Spice Leaves placed on coals in pit for roasting corn, to impart a salty taste. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic Decoction of fresh roots with salt taken as a physic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 50 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Tewa Dye, Mordant Ashes used as alkali to maintain blue coloring of piki. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 292 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Tewa Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used to make pahos (prayer sticks). Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 292 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Tewa of Hano Food, Cooking Agent Ashes stirred into dough to give it a greenish-blue color. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 54 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of dried root and blossoms or poultice of blossoms used for ant bites. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 44 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh or dried flower used for ant bites. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 374 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Zuni Drug, Hunting Medicine Twigs attached to prayer plumes and sacrificed to the cottontail rabbit to ensure good hunting. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items Twigs attached to prayer plumes and sacrificed to the cottontail rabbit to ensure good hunting. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Gosiute Food, Unspecified Seeds formerly used for food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Drug, Anticonvulsive Plant burned and smoke inhaled for epileptic medicine. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Pie & Pudding Leaves boiled in water, the water mixed with corn meal and baked into a pudding. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 20 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Pie & Pudding Scented leaves boiled and water mixed with cornmeal to make a pudding. 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 17 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Spice Plant used as flavoring with meat or other vegetables. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Boiled with meat. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 160 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Boiled with meat. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 160 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Plant used for greens. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Kawaiisu Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Hard wood used to make arrow points. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 15 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Navajo Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant rubbed on horses to repel gnats. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 149 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Leaves boiled and used as a liniment for sore muscles and aches. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 125 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Cold Remedy Poultice of mashed leaves applied to the chest and decoction of leaves taken for colds. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 125 |
| Atriplex coronata S. Wats. Crownscale USDA ATCOC |
Pima Food, Cooking Agent Boiled with dried cane cactus to counteract its acidic flavor. 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 36 |
| Atriplex coronata S. Wats. Crownscale USDA ATCOC |
Pima Food, Spice Plants boiled with other foods for their salty flavor. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex coronata S. Wats. Crownscale USDA ATCOC |
Pima Food, Unspecified Plants roasted in pits with cactus fruits and eaten. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. Wheelscale Saltbush USDA ATELE |
Pima Food, Cooking Agent Boiled with dried cane cactus to counteract its acidic flavor. 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 36 |
| Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. Wheelscale Saltbush USDA ATELE |
Pima Food, Spice Plants boiled with other foods for their salty flavor. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. Wheelscale Saltbush USDA ATELE |
Pima Food, Unspecified Plants roasted in pits with cactus fruits and eaten. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. Wheelscale Saltbush USDA ATELE |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled and eaten. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Atriplex garrettii Rydb. Garrett's Saltbush USDA ATGA2 |
Great Basin Indian Dye, Yellow Whole plant used to make a yellow dye and set with bitter alum. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Cahuilla Drug, Cold Remedy Dried leaves smoked for head colds. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 45 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Cahuilla Drug, Cold Remedy Fresh leaves chewed for head colds. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 45 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Cahuilla Drug, Nose Medicine Crushed flowers, stems and leaves steamed and inhaled for nasal congestion. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 45 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Cahuilla Food, Porridge Seeds ground into a flour and used to make mush or small cakes. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 45 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Cahuilla Other, Soap Crushed leaves and roots used as a soap and rubbed into articles for cleaning. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 45 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Papago Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 62 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered root applied to sores. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 80 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered roots applied to sores. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 66 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima Food, Dried Food Seeds roasted, dried, parched and stored. 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 23 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima Food, Porridge Seeds pit roasted, dried, parched, added to water and eaten as a thick gruel. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 78 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima Food, Porridge Seeds pounded into meal, cooked, mixed with water and eaten as mush. 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 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima Food, Starvation Food Tiny seeds formerly roasted and eaten during famines. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 66 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima Other, Soap Leaves rubbed in water and lather and used for washing clothing and baskets. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 66 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima, Gila River Food, Starvation Food Seeds used as 'starvation food.' Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 6 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Yuma Food, Porridge Seeds boiled to make a mush. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
| Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. Big Saltbush USDA ATLEL |
Yuma Food, Unspecified Seeds pounded, pit baked, ground, mixed with water to form stiff dough and eaten raw. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 200 |