Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Atriplex lentiformis

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 lentiformis is an evergreen shrub growing 100 - 250cm tall, exceptionally to 350cm. The plant is usually wider than it is 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. It is used in soil reclamation and stabilization projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Mexico

HabitatSaline to essentially non-saline drainages, stream and canal banks, roadsides, warm desert shrub, saltbush, and riparian communities; at elevations from 70 - 1,000 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. ].