The most common chenopods in our region are several species of Atriplex (saltbush) and Chenopodium (goosefoot, pigweed); the latter genus contains both native and exotic herbs. Atriplex canescens. English name: fourwing saltbush Spanish names: cenizo (ash-gray), chamizo (thatch, brush), costilla de vaca (cow’s rib), saladillo (salted) Description

Atriplex canescens (or chamiso, chamiza, four-wing saltbush) is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae (subfamily Chenopodioideae) native to the western and midwestern United States. Atriplex canescens has a highly variable form, and readily hybridizes with several other species in the genus Atriplex.

An evergreen shrub of the western United States to 6 feet, being dioecious. LEAVES are alternate, sessile, linear spatulate to 2 inches long with revolute margins. The BRACTS have 4 conspicuous wings or crests. FLOWERS are rose colored appearing on clustered spikes. §. PART USED LEAVES, TWIGS, FLOWERS for dye. Harvest anytime.

A small plant to 10 inches with pale yellow-green FLOWERS having fused petals and sepals with a raised white spot at the base of each petal; flowers are hermaphrodite. LEAVES are linear-lobed. SEED PODS are yellow. Native to the southwestern United States. §. Has been used medicinally by Native Americans to treat swellings.

Family: Chenopodiaceae, Goosefoot Family (now as sub-family Chenopodioideae in the Amaranthaceae Family). Size: Up to 1 ½ feet (.5 m) tall or more. Growth Form: Sub- shrub or forb/herb; stems ascending or procumbent to erect; stramineous or whitish, simple or much branched at base; scurfy to glabrate.

Family: Chenopodiaceae, Goosefoot Family. (Salsola tragus is now included as a sub-family (Salsoloideae) in the Amaranthaceae by some botanists. Size: Up to 3 feet, usually smaller. Growth Form: Forb/herb; stems erect, hispid or glabrous; plants rounded, multiple branches become hard and prickly when dried; stems often red-striped.

known as costilla de vaca and chamizo, is an upright shrub between 10 and 200 cm tall. Stature varies with site conditions and genotype. Branches arise freely from the base and are brittle and hard at maturity. Young branches and leaves are covered with inflated or collapsed bladder hairs that create a scurfy, grey-green appearance. Leaves

2023年4月1日 · El chamizo: una hierba con propiedades curativas. El chamizo, también conocido como Datura ferox, es una planta de la familia Solanaceae que se utiliza con fines medicinales. Las hojas del chamizo se utilizan en infusiones para tratar gastralgias. También se conocen propiedades antiasmáticas, pues las hojas secas se queman y se aspira el humo.

The Many Uses of the Chamizo Plant. By: Javier, Francis, Marisa Laxative. They boiled the fresh roots of the four-wing saltbush with a little salt and drank half-cupful doses for stomach pain and as laxive. Toothache. They smashed the plant's roots and they used it to alleviate teeth pain.

Common name: big sagebrush, Great Basin sagebrush, chamizo blanco, chamizo ganado, chamizo hediondo. Family: Asteraceae (Aster) Distribution: Central and Western United States, Central and Western Canada, Northern Mexico. Habitat: Plains, valleys, slopes. Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 (-30 to -20 °F) Life form: Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub.