Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Fourwing Saltbush

Hopi - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 21

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Scientific name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATCAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fourwing Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used for kiva fires.

RECRD: 82904 id: 6615

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