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Chenopodium album

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Caryophyllidae:Caryophyllales:Chenopodiaceae Synonyms Chenopodium album ssp. album L. Common names baconweed, cenizo blanco, dirtweed, dirty dick, fat hen, frost blite, hélunjóli, hvidmelet gåsefod, jauhosavikka, lamb's quarters, lamb's-quarters, meldestokk, midden myles, mjölmålla, mutton tops, pigweed, svinmålla, vitmålla, weißer gänsefuß Editor Ecocrop code 17797

Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herb. USES Cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The seeds are ground into flour and the leaves are eaten as green vegetables. Both the leaves and seed are rich in iron, calcium, and vitamins B and C. Parts of the plant produce a reddish-golden dye and the plant is also used as fodder. GROWING PERIOD Annual. COMMON NAMES Fat hen, Lamb's-quarters, White goosefoot, Lambsquarter. FURTHER INF The plant is producing poisons.
Sources
SOURCES Kernick M 1961 pp 183 Duke J 1975 pp 11 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 32 [USE, FER] Jansen P 1991 pp 179 Duke J 1979 pp 98 [RAIN, TEMP, PH]