Maple-leaved goosefoot, Sowbane
Chenopodium hybridum

Family: Amaranthaceae

What it is like

An upright herb. It grows 20-220 cm tall. It has many branches. The small branches are angular. The leaves are broadly oval or triangle shaped. They are 6-17 cm long and 5-13 cm wide. The flowers are green. They occur as several together in a loose group. The seed in black and 2-3 mm across.

There are about 100-150-250 Chenopodium species. They are mostly in temperate regions.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forest margins, slopes, brush, valley margins. In Sichuan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Canada, China, Europe, C Asia, India, Korea, Japan, E India, Hawaii, Luxembourg, Mongolia, North America, Pacific, Russia, SE Asia, Siberia, Slovenia, Tibet, USA, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The young shoots are repeatedly harvested before flowering and cooked and eaten as a leafy green.

Edible parts

Leaves, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Izrodna metlika, Ji wo ju wo, Kinhgioi lai, Lie zha, Za pei li

Synonyms

Anserina stramonifolia (Chev.) Montandon; Atriplex hybrida Crantz; Botyrs hybrida (L.) Nieuwl.; Chenopodium angulatum Curtis ex Steud.; Chenopodium angulosum Lam.; Chenopodium stramoniifolium Chev.; and others