Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Atriplex gardneri

Edibility

4/5

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 gardneri is a more or less evergreen plant with prostrate to ascending, occasionally erect branches that become more or less woody, at least at the base; it grows 10 - 100cm 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. It is sometimes used in soil reclamation and stabilization projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Washington and Alberta to Manitoba, south to California and New Mexico

HabitatStrongly saline and dry soils[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. , 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Greasewood shadscale and saltbush communities in valley bottoms and playas; mainly on fine-textured saline substrates; at elevations from 400 - 2,300 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. ].