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Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Acoma Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten for food.
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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Leaves boiled and eaten with fat.
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 21
Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Isleta Food, Vegetable
Young leaves boiled and 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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Keres, Western Food, Forage
Plant used as forage for cattle.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 31
Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Keres, Western Food, Unspecified
Seeds and expanded calyx eaten for food and the salty taste.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 31
Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Laguna Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten for food.
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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic
Leaves used as a fumigant for pain.
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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves applied to spider bites.
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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Other
Cold infusion used for sickness from drinking bad water and to purify water.
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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Paiute, Northern Food, Porridge
Seeds parched, ground into a flour and made into mush.
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 47
Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Pueblo Food, Spice
Boiled alone or with plant products and meats for 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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Pueblo Food, Spice
Boiled alone or with plant products and meats for 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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed root applied to sores and rashes.
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 argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARA2
Zuni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of root taken for stomachache.
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 argentea ssp. expansa (S. Wats.) Hall & Clements
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARE
Navajo Food, Fodder
Plant used, for the salt, and stored for the winter as fodder.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43
Atriplex argentea ssp. expansa (S. Wats.) Hall & Clements
Silverscale Saltbush
USDA ATARE
Navajo Food, Forage
Plant used, for the salt, to pasture sheep in the summer.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43