Atriplex powellii, or Powell's saltweed, is a plant found in the United States and Canada.
| Atriplex powellii | |
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| Atriplex powellii flowering near Malheur, Oregon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Atriplex |
| Species: | A. powellii
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| Atriplex powellii | |
Uses
editAmong the Zuni people, the seeds were eaten raw before the presence of corn and afterwards. They are also ground with corn meal and made into a mush.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Plants Profile for Atriplex powellii (Powell's saltweed)".
- ^ tevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p.66)
- ^ 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 (p. 22)
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