| 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 |
| Atriplex nuttallii S. Wats. Nuttall's Saltbush USDA ATTR3 |
Pima Food, Bread & Cake Stems used as stuffing for roast rabbit. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 77 |
| Atriplex nuttallii S. Wats. Nuttall's Saltbush USDA ATTR3 |
Pima Food, Spice Young stems and flower heads used as flavoring. 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 |
| Atriplex nuttallii S. Wats. Nuttall's Saltbush USDA ATTR3 |
Pima Food, Unspecified Stems boiled with wheat and used for food. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 77 |
| Atriplex nuttallii S. Wats. Nuttall's Saltbush USDA ATTR3 |
Pima Food, Unspecified Stems cut in short lengths and used as a stuffing in cooked rabbits. 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 |
| Atriplex obovata Moq. Mound Saltbush USDA ATOB |
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 obovata Moq. Mound Saltbush USDA ATOB |
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 obovata Moq. Mound Saltbush USDA ATOB |
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 obovata Moq. Mound Saltbush USDA ATOB |
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 polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. Cattle Saltbush USDA ATPO |
Maricopa Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Moxa of dried galls burned on the affected area for rheumatism. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 67 |
| Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. Cattle Saltbush USDA ATPO |
Pima Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Moxa of galls placed on area affected by rheumatism. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 67 |
| Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. Cattle Saltbush USDA ATPO |
Pima Food, Bread & Cake Seeds made into bread and used for food. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 67 |
| Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. Cattle Saltbush USDA ATPO |
Pima Food, Forage Used as an important forage plant. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 67 |
| Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. Cattle Saltbush USDA ATPO |
Pima Food, Starvation Food Seeds formerly roasted, ground and eaten during famines. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 67 |
| Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. Cattle Saltbush USDA ATPO |
Yuma Food, Unspecified Seeds separated from hulls and eaten. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
| Atriplex powellii S. Wats. Powell's Saltweed USDA ATPO2 |
Cochiti Food, Vegetable Young plants eaten as greens. 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 |
| Atriplex powellii S. Wats. Powell's Saltweed USDA ATPO2 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Salty leaves boiled and eaten with fat. 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 |
| Atriplex powellii S. Wats. Powell's Saltweed USDA ATPO2 |
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 powellii S. Wats. Powell's Saltweed USDA ATPO2 |
Keres, Western Food, Vegetable Young plants used for greens. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 31 |
| Atriplex powellii S. Wats. Powell's Saltweed USDA ATPO2 |
Navajo, Kayenta Food, Substitution Food Used as a greens and salt substitute in foods. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 20 |
| Atriplex powellii S. Wats. Powell's Saltweed USDA ATPO2 |
Pueblo Food, Vegetable Young plants eaten as greens. 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 |
| Atriplex powellii S. Wats. Powell's Saltweed USDA ATPO2 |
Zuni Food, Porridge Seeds eaten raw before the presence of corn & afterwards, ground with corn meal & made into a mush. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 66 |
| Atriplex powellii S. Wats. Powell's Saltweed USDA ATPO2 |
Zuni Food, Porridge Seeds mixed with ground corn to make a mush. 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 |
| Atriplex rosea L. Tumbling Saltweed USDA ATRO |
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Black Used as a black 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 rosea L. Tumbling Saltweed USDA ATRO |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Used for sheep and horse feed and harvested for winter use. 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 rosea L. Tumbling Saltweed USDA ATRO |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Porridge Seeds of dried plants threshed on a blanket, winnowed, ground & made into a mush or used like maize. 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 saccaria S. Wats. Sack Saltbush USDA ATSA |
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 semibaccata R. Br. Australian Saltbush USDA ATSE |
Cahuilla Food, Fruit Berries gathered and eaten fresh. 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 serenana A. Nels. Bractscale USDA ATSES |
Kawaiisu Food, Vegetable Leaves boiled, fried in grease and eaten. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 15 |
| Atriplex serenana A. Nels. Bractscale USDA ATSES |
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 serenana A. Nels. Bractscale USDA ATSES |
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 |