Atriplex powellii
Species of flowering plant
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Atriplex powellii, or Powell's saltweed, is a plant found in the United States and Canada.
| Atriplex powellii | |
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| Atriplex powellii flowering near Malheur, Oregon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Atriplex |
| Species: | A. powellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Atriplex powellii | |
Uses
Among the Zuni people, the seeds were eaten raw before the presence of corn and afterwards. They are also ground with corn meal and made into a mush.[2][3]
