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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Chenopodium murale is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). 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 and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil and can tolerate drought.
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Synonyms
Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Seed Shoots
Edible Uses:
Leaves and young shoots - raw or cooked as a spinach[61, 74, 94, 105, 177, 183, 257, 272]. The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity. Seed - cooked. It can be ground into a powder and mixed with wheat or other cereals and used in making bread etc[74, 161, 183, 257]. 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.
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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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
An easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils but disliking shade[1, 200]. It prefers a moderately fertile soil[200].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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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
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot, Australian-spinach, salt-green, sowbane. Bahu, Cenizo de muro, Green fat hen, Hediondilla, Kachiyuyo, Kalo bethe, Khabeetha, Khad-bathal, Kharatua, Khobaitha, Kurund, Lampato, Quelete de Puerco, Quinoa negra, Quinguilla, Serua, Sowbane, Yuyu negro,
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Found In
Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available
Africa, Angola, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Central Africa, Central America, Chile, Chad, Congo, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Egypt, Europe*, Ghana, Haiti, India, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Norfolk Island, North Africa, North America, Oman, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tasmania, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Uruguay, USA, West Africa, West Indies, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
This plant can be weedy or invasive. A common weed of fields and roadsides. A noted weed parts of western USA.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Chenopodium acuminatum | | Annual | 0.6 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Chenopodium auricomum | Queensland Bluebush | Annual | 1.8 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Chenopodium bushianum | Bush's goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium californicum | California Goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
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| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chenopodium canihua | | Annual | 0.0 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium capitatum | Strawberry Blite, Blite goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Chenopodium cristatum | Crested Goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chenopodium ficifolium | Fig-Leaved Goosefoot | Annual | 0.9 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium foliosum | Leafy goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium fremontii | Goosefoot, Fremont's goosefoot, Pringle's goosefoot | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium giganteum | Tree Spinach | Annual | 2.4 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Chenopodium glaucum | Oak-Leaved Goosefoot | Annual | 0.3 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium graveolens | Foetid Goosefoot | Annual | 0.9 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chenopodium hybridum | | Annual | 1.5 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chenopodium incanum | Mealy Goosefoot | Annual | 0.5 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium leptophyllum | Narrow Leaved 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 | 1 |
| Chenopodium opulifolium | Seaport goosefoot | Annual | 0.8 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium overi | Over's goosefoot | Annual | 0.8 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium pallidicaule | Cañihua | Annual | 0.6 |
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| | LMH | N | DM | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium polyspermum | All-Seed, Manyseed goosefoot | Annual | 0.9 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chenopodium pratericola | Desert Goosefoot | Annual | 1.0 |
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| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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