Chenopodium serotinum

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AmaranthaceaeLeaves
Chenopodium serotinum
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Chenopodium serotinum
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Chenopodium serotinum
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(c) 傻子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant. In Sichuan.

Asia, China, Taiwan,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A subtropical herb in the Amaranthaceae family, found in Sichuan province.

Notes

Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Lie zha

Atriplex serotina (L.) Crantz
References (2)
  • Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm
  • Wang, J. et al, 2013, A Study on the Utilization of Wild Plants for Food in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Plant Diversity and Resources. 35(4): 416-471

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