Chenopodium bonus-henricus L.

Spice In the field

Family: CHENOPODIACEAE

Genus: Chenopodium

Catalan common name: Blet bord. Blet moll de bosc. Espinac de muntanya. Peu d'ànec. Peu d'oca. Sarró.

Spanish common name: Alimoaches. Almoches. Ansarina. Hoja de alubia. Pie de gallina. Pie de ganso. Sarrión. Serrón. Zurrón.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Girona. Lleida.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Characteristics: A perennial plant with a farinaceous look, very similar to that of the beets. Leaves are deltoid (lower leaves petiolate) and the inflorescence finishes in a terminal panicle with small, reddish flowers.