Atriplex argentea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Atriplex |
Species: | A. argentea
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Binomial name | |
Atriplex argentea |
Atriplex argentea is a species of saltbush known by the common names silverscale saltbush and silver orache. [1] [2] 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. [2] [3]
Atriplex argentea is an annual herb producing branching stems which spread out low to the ground or reach erect to maximum heights approaching 80 centimeters. [3] The leaves are triangular to roughly oval in shape and 1 to 4 centimeters long. [3] The stems and leaves are coated in gray scales. [2] [3]
The inflorescences are rough clusters of tiny flowers, with male and female flowers in separate clusters. [2]
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. [4]