Dimorphostegia Saltbush (Atriplex dimorphostegia)

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

Atriplex dimorphostegia is a ANNUAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from June to July. 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: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. An emergency food. Seed - used in piñole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread. The seed is small and rather fiddly, about 1.5mm in diameter. — An emergency food.; Seed - used in piñole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread.; The seed is small and rather fiddly, about 1.5mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Deserts, dunes, sandy places, alluvial fans, sometimes in fields, in northern Tibet. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)