goosefoot
Quinoa plant relative
Goosefoot is any of various plants in the genus Chenopodium, named for their leaves that resemble the webbed foot of a goose.
The family includes common weeds as well as edible plants like quinoa and spinach.
Lamb's quarters is the most familiar goosefoot in North America, often found in gardens and disturbed soil.
Salt-tolerant desert shrub
- pigweedWeedy amaranth species
- quinoaEdible seed from Andes
- beetrootEdible crimson root vegetable
- spinachEdible dark green leaves
chard · taxonomy · herbarium · phylogeny · species · cultivar · nomenclature · identification
Edible seed from Andes
- amaranthEdible-seeded flowering plant
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
- greensLeafy edible plants
- potherbPlant cooked as greens
foraging · nutrition · superfood · protein · fiber · gluten-free · harvest · staple
Having rounded projections
- webbedConnected by membrane
- palmateHaving radiating lobes
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- toothedHaving pointed projections
serrated · shape · silhouette · outline · resemblance · waterfowl · distinctive · morphology
saltbush
Salt-tolerant desert shrub
spinach · chard · taxonomy · herbarium · phylogeny · species · cultivar · nomenclature · identification
quinoa
Edible seed from Andes
potherb · foraging · nutrition · superfood · protein · fiber · gluten-free · harvest · staple · saponins
lobed
Having rounded projections
- webbedConnected by membrane
- palmateHaving radiating lobes
- triangularThree-cornered in form
toothed · serrated · shape · silhouette · outline · resemblance · waterfowl · distinctive · morphology · veined
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- gardenCultivated plant area
- prolificProducing abundantly and often
seedbank · annual · opportunistic · wasteland · roadside · field · tillage · persistent · spreading · self-seeding
- weedsdandelion, crabgrass, thistle, nettles, ragweed
- foraged greensdandelion greens, lamb's quarters, purslane, chickweed, nettle
- pseudocerealsquinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, chia, teff
- Amaranthsamaranth, amaranthus, quinoa, spinach, beet
- steppe plantsneedlegrass, wormwood, sagebrush, feathergrass, fescue
- folk herbsagrimony, betony, borage, burdock, comfrey