Crownscale (Atriplex coronata)

Family: Chenopodiaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Atriplex coronata is a ANNUAL growing to 0.4 m (1ft 4in). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring with other foods. — They are boiled as a salty flavouring with other foods.; Seed - used in piñole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread.

Habitat & North American Range

Alkaline flats, especially in grassland in California. Alkaline sink scrub, growing with Atriplex polycarpa and other salt desert shrubs and forbs at elevations of 50 - 200 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)