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Summary
Physical Characteristics

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: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Blitum hastatum.
Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit Leaves Seed
Edible Uses:
Fruit - raw or cooked[85]. The fruiting body is 3 - 5mm in diameter[270]. 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. Ground into a powder, mixed with wheat or other cereals and used in making bread etc. The seed is small and fiddly, it should be soaked in water overnight and thoroughly rinsed before it is used in order to remove any saponins.
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
Dye
Gold/green dyes can be obtained from the whole plant[168].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
We have very little information on this species and do not know how well it will grow in Britain, but it should succeed as a spring sown annual. According to some botanists this species is a part of C. capitatum[60]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. An easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils but disliking shade[1, 200]. It prefers a moderately fertile soil[200].
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Propagation
Seed - sow spring in situ. Most of the seed usually germinates within a few days of sowing.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Found In
Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
Chenopodium acuminatum | | Annual | 0.6 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium album | Fat Hen, Lambsquarters | Annual | 0.9 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Chenopodium ambrosioides | Mexican Tea | Annual/Perennial | 1.0 |
7-10
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Chenopodium ambrosioides anthelminticum | Wormseed | Annual/Perennial | 1.0 |
7-10
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 3 | |
Chenopodium auricomum | Queensland Bluebush | Annual | 1.8 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium berlandieri | Southern Huauzontle, Pitseed goosefoot, Nuttall's goosefoot, Bush's goosefoot, Zschack's goosefoot | Annual | 1.2 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chenopodium bonus-henricus | Good King Henry | Perennial | 0.3 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Chenopodium botrys | Jerusalem Oak, Jerusalem oak goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 2 | |
Chenopodium bushianum | Bush's goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium californicum | California Goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 1 | |
Chenopodium canihua | | Annual | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium capitatum | Strawberry Blite, Blite goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 1 | |
Chenopodium cristatum | Crested Goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 1 | |
Chenopodium ficifolium | Fig-Leaved Goosefoot | Annual | 0.9 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium foliosum | Leafy goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 0 | |
Chenopodium fremontii | Goosefoot, Fremont's goosefoot, Pringle's goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium giganteum | Tree Spinach | Annual | 2.4 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 0 | |
Chenopodium glaucum | Oak-Leaved Goosefoot | Annual | 0.3 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium graveolens | Foetid Goosefoot | Annual | 0.9 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 1 | |
Chenopodium hybridum | | Annual | 1.5 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 1 | |
Chenopodium incanum | Mealy Goosefoot | Annual | 0.5 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium leptophyllum | Narrow Leaved Goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chenopodium murale | Nettleleaf Goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chenopodium nuttalliae | Huauzontle, Nuttall's goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 4 | 0 | |
Chenopodium opulifolium | Seaport goosefoot | Annual | 0.8 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium pallidicaule | Cañihua | Annual | 0.6 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 3 | 0 | |
Chenopodium polyspermum | All-Seed, Manyseed goosefoot | Annual | 0.9 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium pratericola | Desert Goosefoot | Annual | 1.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
Chenopodium quinoa | Quinoa, Goosefoot, Pigweed, Inca Wheat | Annual | 1.5 |
10-12
| F | LMH | N | M | 5 | 0 | 2 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
Aellen. ex Fedde.
Botanical References
60270
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