chenopodiaceae goosefoot family organic seed may 2004 leaves of orach
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ChenopodiaceaeGoosefoot Family
Organic Seed
May 2004
Leaves of orach
Family characteristics
Pollination-windBoth dioecious and perfectSeed type - cluster and multigermSeed maturity-indeterminate
when 60-70% is mature then harvest windrow and dry seed
SpinachSpinacia oleracea L. Origin: Central AsiaDioecious, outcrossing, mainly wind pollinatedImportance: Next to cabbage, spinach is the
most important of the vegetables grown for greens or pot herbs in the U.S.
Season, seeding to harvest: 6 to 8 weeks. Use: As pot herbs; shipped fresh, canned, frozen.
Teton
Avon Hybrid
Beet, Mangelwurzel, Sugar Beet, Swiss ChardBeta vulgaris
Origin: Mediterranean, from Greek times
BiennialOutcrossing, perfect
flowers, protandrousWind pollinated
Harvesting Mangels for feed (Beta vulgaris vulgaris) at Steve’s farm
Mangels of up to 63 lbs were harvested at Lulu Is. BC in 1900 (Stevenson Museum BC)
A mangel up close
Swiss chardBeta vulgaris cicla
Mariquita farm, Hollister CA
Orach, mountain spinachAtriplex hortensisOrigin Mediterranean: Greeks used
Lamb’s-quartersChenopodium album
WeedLeaves can be eatenSW Native Amer. Seed
groundMonoecious- Male and
female flowers in same plant
Insect or wind pollinated
Does this look familiar?
Good King HenryChenopodium bonicus-henricusAlso “fat hen plant” In English GardensPerrenial, hardyOutbreeding
QuinoaChenopodium quinoa
Quinoa grain
Quinoa variability
Quinoa harvesting
Nestle interested
in large scale
production of quinoa
Epizote, boldoChenopodium ambrosiodes
Plants of Hawaii
Weed in Latin AmericaUsed as tea for human
parasitesAnti-nematode properties
Chenopodium berlandieri
Used by Native Americans, pre corn’s arrival
Eastern USDomesticatedfour crops1-2000 BC:SquashChenopodium berlandieriSunflowerMarshelder
AmaranthaceaePigweedsAmaranthus sp.
Www.ipmdavis.ucd.edu
A. retroflexus (redroot)
Male and female flowers on same plant
Outcrossing, wind-pollinated
Amaranthus Amaranthus hypochondiacusA. cruentusOrigin:Andes
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