Chenopodiaceae Atriplex powellii S. Wats.
Powell's Saltweed
Cochiti - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 18
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Atriplex powellii S. Wats.
Scientific name: Atriplex powellii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATPO2 (
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Common names: Powell's Saltweed
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Cochiti
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young plants eaten as greens.
RECRD: 41012 id: 6707