Chenopodiaceae Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats.

Shadscale 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

View all documented uses for Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATCO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Shadscale Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds formerly used for food.

RECRD: 4574 id: 6655

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