Chenopodium quinoa Willd.

Family: AMARANTHACEAE
Genus: Chenopodium
Species: quinoa Willd.
Common names: Quinoa; Petty Rice of Peru
Distribution summary: Peru to South America
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Roadsides, wasteland & cultivated land
Garden status: Not currently grown
Flowering months: July, August
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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