Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

Greasewood

Montana Indian - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 23

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Scientific name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
USDA symbol: SAVE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Greasewood
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young twigs used for greens.

RECRD: 10246 id: 37156