Leafy goosefoot (Chenopodium foliosum)

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

Chenopodium foliosum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. 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.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked and used like spinach. The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity. Seed - ground into a powder and cooked. It can be added to cereal flours and used in making bread. — Leaves - cooked and used like spinach.; The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity.; Seed - ground into a powder and cooked.; It can be added to cereal flours and used in making bread.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste places and waysides. Slopes, forest margins and valleys in northern Tibet. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)