Suecicum Goosefoot (Chenopodium suecicum)

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

Chenopodium suecicum is a ANNUAL. 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

Leaves - raw or cooked as a spinach. The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity. Seed - ground into a powder and used with cereal flours to make bread, cakes etc. Small and fiddly. — Leaves - raw or cooked as a spinach.; The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity.; Seed - ground into a powder and used with cereal flours to make bread, cakes etc.; Small and fiddly.

Habitat & North American Range

A rather rare casual of rubbish tips and waste places in Britain. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)