Queensland Bluebush (Chenopodium auricomum)

Family: Chenopodiaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Chenopodium auricomum is a ANNUAL growing to 1.8 m (6ft). It is in flower from July to October, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild flavour, is palatable and nutritious. — Leaves - cooked and used like spinach.; An excellent vegetable, it has a mild flavour, is palatable and nutritious.; The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity.; Ground and used as a flour in bread etc.

Habitat & North American Range

Floodplains and swamps on clay soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)