Chenopodium petiolare

H. B. Kunth

Llipocha

Amaranthaceae Edible: Leaves 64 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb. It keeps growing each year from the base with annual shoots. It grows 50 cm tall.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are boiled and eaten.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are boiled and eaten.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 2,000-3,000 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, South America,

Notes

There are about 100-150-250 Chenopodium species. They are mostly in temperate regions. Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.

Synonyms

Chenopodium album var. andinum J. RemyChenopodium bolivianum MurrChenopodium hastatum Phil.Chenopodium paniculatum Hook.Chenopodium sparsiflorum Phil.

Also Known As

Kantalo, Yuyo

References (5)

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Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 218
Leon-Lobos, P., et al, 2022, Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Plants (Basel) v 11 (6) Table S1
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:191[quarto]. 1817; 2:153[folio]. 1818
Villagran, C., et al, 1999, La Tradicion Altiplanica: Estudio Etnobotanico en Los Andes de Iquique, Primera Region, Chile. Chungara, volumen 31 No. 1 pp 81-186