Chenopodium carnosulum
Moq.
Ridged goosefoot
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Leaves
Both the seeds and leaves are edible and can be consumed.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate to tropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 4,200 m above sea level.
Andes, Argentina, Central America, Chile, Mexico, North America, South America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 30 cm tall. The leaves are 25 mm long by 4 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Chenopodium fuegianum Speg.Chenopodium patagonicum Phil.and others
References (1)
- 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 216
