Poverty Weed (Monolepis nuttalliana)

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

Monolepis nuttalliana is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from June 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 and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline and saline soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Roots/Tubers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant mild flavour, they are used as greens. — Leaves - cooked until tender.; A pleasant mild flavour, they are used as greens.; Small but with an acceptable flavour when young, the older ones are rather tough.; Very small and fiddly, it is used as a piñole.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste places, lawn edges, gardens etc in dry, saline and alkaline soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)