Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Atriplex saccaria
Atriplex saccaria
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
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 saccaria is an erect, annual plant with stems 5 - 40cm tall that are usually branched from the base - the plant gorming a rounded clump[ 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. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Wyoming, south to Arizona and New Mexico
HabitatMat-atriplex, shadscale, greasewood, and pinyon-juniper communities, on fine-textured saline substrates; at elevations from 1,100 - 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. ].