Dysphania botrys
(L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Jerusalem oak goosefoot
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate and subtropical plants.
Africa, Asia, Central Asia, China, Europe, Himalayas, India, Pakistan, North Africa, Tajikistan,
How to Identify
An annual herb in the Amaranthaceae family, growing 20-50 cm tall with yellow-green foliage. It is found in warm temperate and subtropical regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Dysphania botrys (syn. Chenopodium botrys), the Jerusalem oak goosefoot, sticky goosefoot or feathered geranium, is a flowering plant in the genus Dysphania (the glandular goosefoots). It is native to the Mediterranean region. Jerusalem oak goosefoot was formerly classed in the genus Ambrosia, with the binomial name Ambrosia mexicana. It is naturalised in the United States and Mexico, the old species synonym deriving from the latter.
Names & Synonyms
Bathu, Kharawa, Khurpen, Lowar, Sokana
References (5)
- Brevard County Edible Acres
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- www.eFloras.org Flora of China
