Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Fourwing Saltbush
Gosiute - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363
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Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATCAC (
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Common names: Fourwing Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds used for food.
RECRD: 4573 id: 6612