Chenopodium album L., Sp. Pl. 219 1753. (Syn: Anserina candidans (Lam.) Montandon; Atriplex alba (L.) Crantz; Atriplex viridis (L.) Crantz; Blitum viride (L.) Moench; Botrys alba (L.) Nieuwl. .; Botrys pagana (Rchb.) Lunell; Chenopodium agreste E.H.L.Krause ............................................; Chenopodium bernburgense (Murr) Druce; Chenopodium bicolor Bojer ex Moq.; Chenopodium borbasiforme (Murr) Druce; Chenopodium borbasii F.Murr; Chenopodium × borbasioides f. hircinifolium (Aellen) Hyl.; Chenopodium browneanum Schult.; Chenopodium candicans Lam.; Chenopodium catenulatum Schleich. ex Steud.; Chenopodium concatenatum Willd.; Chenopodium × densifoliatum (Ludw. & Aellen) F.Dvorák; Chenopodium diversifolium var. montuosum F.Dvorák; Chenopodium elatum Shuttlew. ex Moq.; Chenopodium glomerulosum Rchb.; Chenopodium laciniatum Roxb.; Chenopodium lanceolatum Muhl. ex Willd.; Chenopodium lanceolatum R.Br. [Illegitimate] ....; ...................................);
ken-oh-POH-dee-um -- from the Greek chen (goose) and podion (little foot) ... Dave's Botanary AL-bum -- white ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: fat hen, lamb's quarters, white goosefoot • Assamese: বথুৱা শাক bathuwa shaak, জিলমিল শাক jilmil shaak • Bengali: বেথো শাক betho shaak, বেথুয়া শাক bethuya shaak • Gujarati: બથવો bathavo, ચીલની ભાજી chilani bhaji • Hindi: बथुवा bathuwa • Kannada: ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ chakravarti, ಚಕ್ಕವತ್ತ chakkavatta, ಹುಚ್ಚ ಚಕ್ಕೋತ huchcha chakkota • Malayalam: പരിപ്പുചീര parippuchira, വാസ്തുചീര vastuchira • Manipuri: মোনশাওবী monshaobi • Marathi: चाकवत chakvat, वासुकें vasukem • Nepali: बेथे bethe • Oriya: ବଥୁଆ ଶାଗ bathua sag • Punjabi: ਲੂਨਕ lunak • Sanskrit: वास्तुक vastuka • Tamil: சக்கரவர்த்தி கீரை chakravarthi keerai, பருப்புக்கீரை paruppu-k-kirai • Telugu: పప్పుకూర pappukura, వాస్తుకము vastukamu names derived from Sanskrit: ... Hindi: चन्द्रिल chandril, पांशु panshu, टक्कदेशी takka-deshi, वास्तूक vastuk • Kannada: ವಾಸ್ತೂಕ vastuka • Oriya: ବାସ୍ତୁକ bastuka more names in Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन् chakravartin, चन्द्रिल chandrila, घनामल ghanamala, ज्वरघ्न jvaraghna, पांसुपत्त्र pamsupattra, पिण्डपुष्पक pindapushpaka, राम Rama, शाकश्रेष्ठ shakashreshtha, टक्कदेशीय takkadeshiya, वाम vama Distribution: naturalized widely, also cultivated; exact native range obscure Branched annual herb, covered with greyish-white bloom, with green striations, some times reddish; lower leaves petiolate, rhombis ovate to lanceolate, margin entire to somewhat lobed, upper smaller, entire and nearly sessile; flowers greenish-white, in cymose clusters forming spikes or panicles; perianth segments 5, keeled on back, falling with fruit; stigmas 2; seeds black. In some places it is used as vegetable in some parts but grows as a weed in many areas. Ayurvedic folks recommend it to pacify Pitta. Similar to spinach in vitamins and mineral contents, it also seems to have some oxalic acid, just like spinach. (I forgot to mention that earlier in my spinach submission), so some caution is recommended.
- This is called 'Paruppu keerai' in Tamil.
- Bathu in Delhi. A sanson ka saag is never tastier without a mix of spinach and bathu, essential for a sharper sourish taste. Fruits & Vegetables Week: Chenopodium album, the Bathua: Chenopodium album, the Bathua, wild annual herb often cooked as vegetable, often in combination with Sarson saag and spinach.
efloraindia: 011011 BRS53: Pl. find the attached file contain a photo for id. request. Date/Time-Location- 30.09.2011, NBNP Garden Place, Altitude, GPS- Anaikatti, Coimbatore Dist., 640 MSL Habitat- Garden/ Plant Habit- Herb- Height/Length- 2 ft. tall plant
ID request-051011-PKA3: Small Herb from "Tsomoreri lake wetland, Ladakh". Date/Time: 13-09-2011 / 05:00PM Location: Tsomoreri Lake wetland, Ladakh (Altitude: approx: 15075ft) Habitat: Wild Plant habit: Herb Chenopodium album, a leaf-vegetable, I think. Yes May be Chenopodium album
Ghangaria - Govind Ghat trail ... about 8100 ft Habitat: mountain slope Habit: herb, about 40 -50 cm high; flower about 1 mm across. ... the main photo is cropped version of a photo below. I assume to see one tiny yellow flower - not sure if it is fully opened I think Chenopodium album only Yes Chenopodium album
Plant: 2 feet high Leaf: c. 6 cm long Date: 23 Feb 2012 Place: Ooty town, Nilgiris, TN Alt.: 2150 m asl Chenopodium album Yes Chenopodium album I feel it's chenopodium murale...i would like to know your valuable comments... Chenopodium murale does not have this whitish bloom, leaves are more greener, larger and lobed, plus it is a more compact plant. In some places it is used as vegetable in some parts but grows as a weed in many areas
Chenopodium album Linnaeus = BETO SHAK (বেতো শাক), earlier BETUA SHAK or CHANDAN BETU (but not aromatic). ID Help :
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: RVS-7: Chenopodium album: Here is an another common potherb, Chenopodium album, cultivated in Sirumalai Hills, TN. never knew that the inflorescence can be this prominent
Local markets sell it, coming from farms, mainly in winter I like the very tiny white flowers and the varied leaves shape And margins in the terminal end of the herb. Ayurvedic folks recommend it to pacify Pitta. Similar to spinach in vitamins and mineral contents, it also seems to have some oxalic acid, just like spinach. (I forgot to mention that earlier in my spinach submission), so some caution is recommended. By the way it is Chenopodium album. When a character is used to name a species, it has to agree with the gender of the genus (Rosa alba, Chenopodium album, Mallotus albus' Oryza sativa, Allium sativum, Lathyrus sativus) unless it is a tree (tree in classical Latin is Feminine, so would be the names (Pinus wallichiana, Malus domestica, Prunus persica) please validate these names put in Bangla script: বেথো শাক betho shaak ... Prothom Alo Blog বাথুয়া শাক bathuya shaak ... Wikisource OR বেথুয়া শাক bethuya shaak ... Prothom Alo Blog
Yes ... Very good photographs.
Chenopodium album L., Sp. pl. 1:219. 1753 Common names: fat-hen; giant fat-hen; lamb's-quarters Hindi: Bathua Branched annual herb, covered with greyish-white bloom, with green striations, some times reddish; lower leaves petiolate, rhombis ovate to lanceolate, margin entire to somewhat lobed, upper smaller, entire and nearly sessile; flowers greenish-white, in cymose clusters forming spikes or panicles; perianth segments 5, keeled on back, falling with fruit; stigmas 2; seeds black.. Photographed from Delhi and Kashmir
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: DV19 :: 04 AUG 12 09:44:30 :: Chenopodium album along Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail: Chenopodium album L. ken-oh-POH-dee-um -- from the Greek chen (goose) and podion (little foot) ... Dave's Botanary AL-bum -- white ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: fat hen, lamb's quarters, white goosefoot • Assamese: বথুৱা শাক bathuwa shaak, জিলমিল শাক jilmil shaak • Bengali: বেথো শাক betho shaak, বাথুয়া শাক bathuya shaak • Gujarati: બથવો bathavo, ચીલની ભાજી chilani bhaji • Hindi: बथुवा bathuwa • Kannada: ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ chakravarti, ಚಕ್ಕವತ್ತ chakkavatta, ಹುಚ್ಚ ಚಕ್ಕೋತ huchcha chakkota • Malayalam: പരിപ്പുചീര parippuchira, വാസ്തുചീര vastuchira • Manipuri: monshaobi • Marathi: चाकवत chakvat • Nepali: बेथे bethe • Oriya: ବାସ୍ତୁକ bastuka, ବଥୁଆ ଶାଗ bathua sag • Punjabi: ਲੂਨਕ lunak • Sanskrit: वास्तुक vastuka • Tamil: சக்கரவர்த்தி கீரை chakravarthi keerai, பருப்புக்கீரை paruppu-k-kirai • Telugu: పప్పుకూర పప్పుకూర pappukura, వాస్తుకము vastukamu Distribution: naturalized widely, also cultivated; exact native range obscure References: Flowers of India • Flora of China • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT
along Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail on 04 AUG 12 Thanks for showing the Chakwat चाकवत vegetable in detail.
    ken-oh-POH-dee-um -- from the Greek chen (goose) and podion (little foot) ... Dave's Botanary AL-bum -- white ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: fat hen, lamb's quarters, white goosefoot • Assamese: বথুৱা শাক bathuwa shaak, জিলমিল শাক jilmil shaak • Bengali: বেথো শাক betho shaak, বেথুয়া শাক bethuya shaak • Gujarati: બથવો bathavo, ચીલની ભાજી chilani bhaji • Hindi: बथुवा bathuwa • Kannada: ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ chakravarti, ಚಕ್ಕವತ್ತ chakkavatta, ಹುಚ್ಚ ಚಕ್ಕೋತ huchcha chakkota • Malayalam: പരിപ്പുചീര parippuchira, വാസ്തുചീര vastuchira • Manipuri: মোনশাওবী monshaobi • Marathi: चाकवत chakvat, वासुकें vasukem • Nepali: बेथे bethe • Oriya: ବଥୁଆ ଶାଗ bathua sag • Punjabi: ਲੂਨਕ lunak • Sanskrit: वास्तुक vastuka • Tamil: சக்கரவர்த்தி கீரை chakravarthi keerai, பருப்புக்கீரை paruppu-k-kirai • Telugu: పప్పుకూర pappukura, వాస్తుకము vastukamu names derived from Sanskrit: ... Hindi: चन्द्रिल chandril, पांशु panshu, टक्कदेशी takka-deshi, वास्तूक vastuk • Kannada: ವಾಸ್ತೂಕ vastuka • Oriya: ବାସ୍ତୁକ bastuka more names in Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन् chakravartin, चन्द्रिल chandrila, घनामल ghanamala, ज्वरघ्न jvaraghna, पांसुपत्त्र pamsupattra, पिण्डपुष्पक pindapushpaka, राम Rama, शाकश्रेष्ठ shakashrestha, टक्कदेशीय takkadeshiya, वाम vama botanical names: Chenopodium album L. ... synonyms: many of them ... Wikispecies ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed along Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail on 04 AUG 12 Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: Chenopodium album : Patni Top,Kashmir : 100213 : AK-27: Sharing a picture of Chenopodium album seen at Patni Top. Posted on our group earlier and identified by ... and ... Bathua eaten as a vegetable.
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: BS23: Chenopodium album from Panipat Haryana: Chenopodium album from Panipat Haryana I remember eating this leafy vegetable चाकवत I can see some features in the pictures like Stem often striped. Leaves variable in size; oblong, deltoid or lanceolate, margins entire or toothed. Flower in clusters forming paniculate spikes.
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week:BS27: Chenopodium sp for id from Panipat: Chenopodium sp for id from Panipat flowers not seen Large in size (3-4 feet) than normal Chenopodium album earlier idified by ... and ... as Chenopodium album (Summer form) Shot on 6 june 2010 pls validate Found similar pictures of C. strictum Roth., a close species to C. album - http://www.flickr.com/photos/12639178@N07/2926864215/in/photostream/ But, acute leaves of the plant in this thread suggests that this is C. album L.
Dull Green Herb for ID, Delhi NAW-SEP16-08 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Kindly identify this herb with bluish green leaves and reddish stripes on the stem, photographed in September 2016 in the Shanti Vann, Delhi. Height of plant about 1.5 metres. I think Chenopodium album....
ID of this plant from Mohali (mixed thread): 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) - 4 MB Place: Mohali, Punjab Date: 09/06/17 This one is Chenopodium album..
Chenopodium album L. ??? : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Location : Tatopani, Pokhara, Nepal Date : 12 April 2017Elevation : 5000 ft. I also think close to images at Chenopodium album L. Thank you ... Nepali Names : बेथे Bethe / बथु Bathu / बेथुवा Bethuwaa Thank you again for your request. The plants sent are C. album s.l. It is very difficult aggregate, and we try to disentangle this complex. Please let me know if you need further assistance.
Flowering: January Habitat: Agriculture bed Habit: Herb Local name: Bathua Shak (used as vegetable by local people) Chenopodium album? Yes, should be Chenopodium album.. Refrences:
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