Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Atriplex confertifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

No member of this genus contains any toxins, all have more or less edible leaves. However, if grown with artificial fertilizers, they may concentrate harmful amounts of nitrates in their leaves.

Botanical Description

Atriplex confertifolia is a spiny, densely-branched evergreen shrub growing 30 - 80cm tall[ and 30 - 175cm wide270, 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Montana to North Dakota, south to California and Texas

HabitatGravelly to fine-textured soils in greasewood, mat-atriplex, other salt desert shrub, sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, and ponderosa pine communities; at elevations from 600 - 2,200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].