Atriplex argentea subsp. expansa
(S. Watson.) S. L. Welsh & Reveal
Silverscale saltbush
OBI - Robert F. Hoover Herbarium, Cal Poly State University (OBI-OBI)
GBIF
RSA - California Botanic Garden Herbarium (RSA-RSA)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Seeds
Both the leaves and seeds are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant.
North America, USA,
How to Identify
A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 20-60 cm tall. The upper leaves do not have stalks.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown by seed or cuttings.
Medicinal Uses
Among the Zuni people, a poultice of chewed root is applied to sores and rashes. An infusion of the root is also taken for stomachache.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Atriplex argentea is a species of saltbush known by the common names silverscale saltbush and silver orache. It is native to western North America from southern Canada to northern Mexico, where it grows in many types of habitat, generally on saline soils.
Notes
There are about 100-300 Atriplex species. They have also been put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
References (4)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Atriplex expansa)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9:116. 1874 (As Atriplex expansa)
- Publ. Carnigie Inst. Washington 326:284. 1923
