Chenopodium petiolare
H. B. Kunth
Llipocha
AmaranthaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are boiled and eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 2,000-3,000 m above sea level.
Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A herb. It keeps growing each year from the base with annual shoots. It grows 50 cm tall.
Notes
There are about 100-150-250 Chenopodium species. They are mostly in temperate regions. Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Kantalo, Yuyo
Chenopodium album var. andinum J. RemyChenopodium bolivianum MurrChenopodium hastatum Phil.Chenopodium paniculatum Hook.Chenopodium sparsiflorum Phil.
References (5)
- GADE,
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 218
- Leon-Lobos, P., et al, 2022, Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Plants (Basel) v 11 (6) Table S1
- F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:191[quarto]. 1817; 2:153[folio]. 1818
- Villagran, C., et al, 1999, La Tradicion Altiplanica: Estudio Etnobotanico en Los Andes de Iquique, Primera Region, Chile. Chungara, volumen 31 No. 1 pp 81-186
