Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Fourwing Saltbush

Tewa of Hano - Food, Cooking Agent

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 54

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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: Tewa of Hano
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Ashes stirred into dough to give it a greenish-blue color.

RECRD: 41926 id: 6650

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