Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Atriplex argentea
Atriplex argentea
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 argentea is an erect or decumbent, annual plant with a stem that can be unbranched or freely branched; it can grow 50 - 60cm tall[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - British Colombia to Manitoba, south to California, northern Mexico and Texas.
HabitatDry or moist, saline, fine-textured substrates, clay or silty alluvium, growing in salt desert shrub, valley bottoms and floodplain communities; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,100 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. ].