Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Fourwing Saltbush
Navajo, Ramah - Food, Fodder
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24
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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: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Used for sheep feed.
RECRD: 10457 id: 6645