Atriplex powellii | |
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Atriplex powellii flowering near Malheur, Oregon | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Atriplex |
Species: | A. powellii
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Binomial name | |
Atriplex powellii |
Atriplex powellii, or Powell's saltweed, is a plant found in the United States and Canada.
Among 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]