Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.
Lambsquarters
Thompson - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 203
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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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Boiled leaves eaten as greens.
RECRD: 32680 id: 9432