Lamb's Quarter

Pigweed

Chenopodium album

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• plants can be eaten raw.

• flower clusters can be eaten raw.

• seeds are edible raw.

• seeds can be ground into a bitter black flour.

• seeds are best cooked before being ground.

• grows in disturbed/cultivated areas in plains, foothills and montane regions.

• warning: seeds eaten in quantity may be toxic. Raw plants should be eaten moderation due to oxalates, which interferes with nutrient absorption.