. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). Buckwheat Famo Similar to several other buckwheat shrubs, but this species has shred- dy bark. 2-3' high, with woody base; the numerous leaves densel5'-white-wool- ly beneath, green above, and smooth. Uses of Buckwheat are described on page 37 un- der H-9. S -4o SHADSCALE SALTBUSH, Atriplex canescens. Saltbush Famo A roundish and gray bush, 1-5' high, with flowers in narrow spike-like panicles, gray to dull green; the leaves covered with tiny white hairs and bran-like scal
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). Buckwheat Famo Similar to several other buckwheat shrubs, but this species has shred- dy bark. 2-3' high, with woody base; the numerous leaves densel5'-white-wool- ly beneath, green above, and smooth. Uses of Buckwheat are described on page 37 un- der H-9. S -4o SHADSCALE SALTBUSH, Atriplex canescens. Saltbush Famo A roundish and gray bush, 1-5' high, with flowers in narrow spike-like panicles, gray to dull green; the leaves covered with tiny white hairs and bran-like scales; fruit bracts are toothed as shown on the wings (in illus,). Bushes of- ten cover vast areas, or are associated with creosote and sage brush, generally in mod- erately saline dry soil. Indians ground seed for meal and also used them as an emetic. Leaves sometimes eaten as spinach. Zuni Indians in New Mexi- co ground roots and blossoms moistened with saliva to use for ant bites. Also stirred ashes of Saltbush into batter of their water bread in order to change color of meal to greenish-blue. White New Mexicans chew green leaves with a pinch of salt to relieve bad stomach pains. Shadscale has high forage value due to the nutritive quality and evergreen habit, also richness of the seeds in sodium and other salts. Deer eat twigs and foliage; ground squirrels, rabbits and kangaroo rats eat seeds and leaves. S-5. BARBERRY and MOUNTAIN GRAPE, Berberis sp. (see illustration on next page); Sweetshrub Fam. An erect-growing shrub, with holly-like leaves, fragrant yellow flowers in racemes, followed by bluish berries, and growing from sea level to 5000'. Des. Chap. Pin-Jun. Calif. Ariz. Nev. N. M. CCF MCF Chap. Most States W. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sweet, Muriel. Healdsburg, Calif. : Na
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