Foetid Goosefoot (Chenopodium graveolens)

Family: Chenopodiaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Chenopodium graveolens is a ANNUAL growing to 0.9 m (3ft). 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: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

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

Habitat & North American Range

In shade of pines and junipers or occasionally in open dry plains, ridge tops, or in waste areas in the east; 900-2800 metres. A common weed of cultivated ground, especially on rich soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)