Lamb's Quarters / Wild Spinach (Chenopodium album)

Family: Amaranthaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Ancient staple wild pseudocereal and green with diamond-goosefoot shaped leaves dusted on the underside with a sparkling white powdery bloom.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots, Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Mild, sweet, earthy, mineral-rich green far milder and tastier than cultivated spinach. — Young tender tops eaten fresh in salads; Steamed with butter, salt, and garlic like spinach; Seeds collected in autumn, threshed, and cooked like quinoa; Stuffed into wild greens spanakopita phyllo pastries

Habitat & North American Range

Disturbed ground, cultivated fields, garden edges, roadsides, and fertile riverbanks. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)