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White goosefoot is usually considered a weed but it is cultivated in some regions and used as a leaf vegetable. It is sometimes called pigweed, which is confusing as that name is also used for Common purslane and for Amaranthus spp.
Names
Scientific
Chenopodium album
English
Fat-hen
Goosefoot
Lamb's quarters
Melde
Pigweed
White goosefoot
Dutch
Melganzevoet
Witte ganzevoet
Spanish
Quinhuilla
French
Chénopode blanc
German
Weißer Gänsefuß
Italian
Farinello comune
Taxonomy
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Chenopodium
Species
Chenopodium album (White goosefoot)
Basic information and facts
Origin:
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Distribution:
The plant is found almost worldwide. It is cultivated as a food crop in Northern India.
Annual, biennial, or perennial:
Annual
Climate and weather:
Grows in a wide range of climates.
Height:
Plant height can vary from 10 cm to 1.5 meter.
Propagation:
By seed
Harvesting:
Hand picking of leafs and young stems.
Uses:
Leafs and young shoots are used as a vegetable. The plants contain high levels of oxalic acid and should therefore be used in small quantities only.
Also grown as an animal feed in Asia and Africa.
In Europe and North America this plant is usually considered a weed.
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Leaf vegetables
Temperate crops
Vegetables
Wild-harvested crops
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