Chenopodiaceae Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Silverscale Saltbush
Pueblo - Food, Spice
Use documented by:
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
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Atriplex argentea Nutt.
Scientific name: Atriplex argentea Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATARA2 (
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Common names: Silverscale Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Pueblo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Boiled alone or with plant products and meats for flavoring.
RECRD: 40962 id: 6605