Atriplex elegans Wheelscale saltbush (Chenopodiaceae)

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Atriplex elegans
Wheelscale saltbush
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The Atriplex elegans plant species is found in Southwestern N. America It is a member of the Chenopodiaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Wheelscale saltbush.

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Latin Name:  Atriplex elegans
Common Name:  Wheelscale saltbush
Family:  Chenopodiaceae
Author:  (Moq.)D.Dietrich.

Known 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.

Mature Height:  0.2   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Rather saline places in deserts and creosote bush scrub[71].

Edible Uses: Leaves - cooked. They are boiled as a salty flavouring with other foods[161, 257]. Seed - used in piñole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in soups and stews, or mixed with cereal flours to enhance their nutritional value when making bread, biscuits, cakes etc.

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