Herb: Sack Saltbush


Latin name: Atriplex saccaria


Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)



Edible parts of Sack Saltbush:

Leaves and young plants - cooked and used as greens. A salty flavour. Seed - cooked. Used in piäole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Annual

Habitat of the herb:

1300 - 1800 metres in Arizona.

Propagation of Sack Saltbush:

Seed - sow April/May in situ. Germination is usually rapid.

Cultivation of the herb:

1300 - 1800 metres in Arizona.

Medicinal use of Sack Saltbush:

None known

Known hazards of Atriplex saccaria:

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.

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.