Melde (Chenopodium_album)
Common Name | Melde |
Latin Name | Chenopodium_album (genus) |
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Atriplex sagittata by Aung (Wikimedia Commons) |
1. Description
It tends to grow upright at first, reaching heights of 10–150 cm (rarely to 3 m), but typically becomes recumbent after flowering (due to the weight of the foliage and seeds) unless supported by other plants. It is robust and competitive.
1.1 Obtaining
- Extremely Common (wild growth): Though considered a weed in some areas, the Melde was cultivated in others; thus, it invaded and became naturalized in many regions similar to its temperate Eurasian home range.
1.2 Uses
Food
- Livestock: As some of the common names suggest, it is also used as food (both the leaves and the seeds) for chickens, hens and other poultry.
- Cultivated in lieu of spinach? in some areas.
- Each plant produces tens of thousands of black seeds. These are high in protein, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium.
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3. 'Souls
- Something!