Chenopodiaceae Atriplex wrightii S. Wats.
Wright's Saltbush
Papago - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14
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Atriplex wrightii S. Wats.
Scientific name: Atriplex wrightii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATWR (
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Common names: Wright's Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Branches eaten as greens in summer.
RECRD: 43458 id: 6739