Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.
Lambsquarters
Ojibwa - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2209
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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young plant cooked as greens.
RECRD: 6053 id: 9417