Cycloloma atriplicifolium
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
 | |
Cycloloma atriplicifolium (common name: winged pigweed)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this plant but suggest sowing the seed in situ in April or May.
Cultivation: We have almost no information on this species but assume it can be grown as a summer annual in Britain. It probably requires a well-drained fairly light soil in a sunny position[K].
Range: Central and Western N. America - northwards to Manitoba and Quebec. Naturalized in S. Europe[1].
Habitat: Sandy soils in deserts[2]. Along the sides of streams and on banks[3].
Edibility: Seed - cooked. It is very small but was used as a staple food by several native North American Indian tribes[4]. It can be ground into a powder and mixed with wheat or other cereals and used in making bread etc. It can also be used as a gruel[5][6][7][4].
Medicinal: The plant has been used in the treatment of fevers, rheumatism and headaches[2][4].
Usage: A pink dye is obtained from the seed[2][4].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Links
References
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Whiting, Alfred. Ethnobotany of the Hopi. North Arizona Society of Science and Art, 1939.
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel and Addison Brown. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. Dover Publications, 1970.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.