Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Atriplex elegans
Atriplex elegans
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 elegans is an annual (occasionally perennial?) plant with ascending or procumbent stems that can be much-branched at the base or without branches; it grows 5 - 45cm 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California, Nevada and Utah, south to northern Mexico and Texas.
HabitatSaline creosote bush scrub, alkaline flats, valley grasslands and deserts; at elevations from 70 - 1,000 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. , 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. ].