Over's goosefoot (Chenopodium overi)

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

Chenopodium overi is a ANNUAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). 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: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruiting body is 3 - 5mm in diameter. It has very little flavour. Leaves - cooked and used like spinach. The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity. Seed - cooked. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruiting body is 3 - 5mm in diameter.; It has very little flavour.; Leaves - cooked and used like spinach.

Habitat & North American Range

Aspen groves, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, Douglas fir-aspen, big sagebrush, meadows, and riparian habitats at elevations of 1400 - 3000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)