Dysphania chilensis
(L.) Gray
Wormseed
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea, Seeds
The leaves can be used for tea, and the seeds are edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical and subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Central America, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Europe, Guatemala, Haiti, Malaysia, Mexico, North America, Panama, Peru, SE Asia, South America*, Spain, Trinidad, Turkey, Türkiye, Venezuela, West Indies,
Countries: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, French Guiana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, Laos, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Malta, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Paraguay, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Suriname, El Salvador, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela, Vietnam
How to Identify
A perennial herb in the Amaranthaceae family found in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in Argentina from sea level to 1,500 m altitude.
Notes
There are about 100-150-250 Chenopodium species. They are mostly in temperate regions. Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Ambrina andicola Phil.Ambrina chilensis SpachAmbrina debudata Phil.Ambrina incisa Phil.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum (L.) GrayChenopodium andicola (Phil.) ReicheChenopodium chilense Schrad.Chenopodium sooianum Aellenand others
References (4)
- Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 249
- Manual ed. 5:408. 1867
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 95
