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Four-Wing Saltbush Branch

Four-Wing Saltbush Branch

Pictured is the leafy branch of a four-wing saltbush (Atriplex canescens). Pueblo Indians ground and cooked saltbush seeds as a cereal and may have used saltbush ashes as both a baking powder and a dye.
Galleries: Gran Quivira Ruins
Keywords: Gran Quivira, Las Humanas, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, cereal, mission, pueblo diet, saltbush, seets
Photo Location: Gran Quivira Ruins, 25 miles south of Mountainair, NM
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 02/19/2014
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.0166667
F Number: 20
Original Dimensions: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 34°15'34.99"N 106°5'30.78"W
Picture Number: 26262