Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.
Lambsquarters
Diegueno - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17
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Chenopodium album L.
Scientific name: Chenopodium album L.
USDA symbol: CHALA (
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Common names: Lambsquarters
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves cooked and eaten as greens.
RECRD: 2441 id: 9383