Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.
Lambsquarters
Spanish American - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 16
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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: Spanish American
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young plants cooked as greens.
RECRD: 41007 id: 9431