Chenopodiaceae Atriplex argentea Nutt.

Silverscale Saltbush

Keres, Western - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 31

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Scientific name: Atriplex argentea Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATARA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silverscale Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant used as forage for cattle.

RECRD: 30062 id: 6598

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