Chenopodium schraderianum
| Chenopodium schraderianum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 4' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Mid Fall |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Chenopodium schraderianum
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in situ. Most of the seed usually germinates within a few days of sowing.
Cultivation: 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. It is closely related to C. botrys[1]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
An easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils but disliking shade[2][3]. It prefers a moderately fertile soil[3].
Range: N. Africa to Europe - Russia.
Habitat: Weed infested places[4]. Forest margins, meadows, riversides, around houses, sometimes in fields in northern China[5].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked as a spinach. The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity.
Seed - ground into a powder and used with cereal flours to make bread, cakes etc. Small and fiddly. The seed should be soaked in water overnight and thoroughly rinsed before it is used in order to remove any saponins.
Medicinal: Antiasthmatic. Also used in the treatment of migraine and catarrhal conditions[4].
Usage: The whole plant repels moths[4].
Gold/green dyes can be obtained from the whole plant[6].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: The leaves and seeds of all members of this genus are more or less edible. However, many of the species in this genus contain saponins, though usually in quantities too small to do any harm. Although toxic, saponins are poorly absorbed by the body and mos
Also Known As: C. foetidum. Schrad.
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References
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Grae, Ida. Nature's Colors. MacMillan Publishing, 1974.