Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Atriplex polycarpa

Uses

North American (Arizona): seeds eaten by Native American Pima group.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Torr.) Wats.

Plant Classification Group:

Chenopodiaceae

Plant Locations:

North America
- United States
  - Arizona

Plant References:

CURTIN
MINNIS

Location Map

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