Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.
Lambsquarters
Ojibwa - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 240
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Chenopodium album L.
Scientific name: Chenopodium album L.
USDA symbol: CHALA (
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Common names: Lambsquarters
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten as greens.
RECRD: 60089 id: 9416