Chenopodiaceae Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats.
Cattle Saltbush
Yuma - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187
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Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats.
Scientific name: Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATPO (
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Common names: Cattle Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Yuma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds separated from hulls and eaten.
RECRD: 40310 id: 6706