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Nomenclature

OTHER COMMON NAMES: ALL GOOD; BLITE; ENGLISH MERCURY; FALSE MERCURY; FAT-HEN; FLOWERING DOCK; FIRAR'S POT; GOOD HENRY; GOOSEFOOT; LINCOLNSHIRE ASPARAGUS; MARK WEED; MARKERY; MERCURY; MERCURY GOOSEFOOT; PERENNIAL GOOSEFOOT; ROMAN PLANT; SHOEMAKER'S HEEL; WILD MERCURY; WILD SPINACH.
The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, available at www.rhs.org.uk

Previously grown as Chenopodium bonus-henricus.
Plants of the World online, Kew Science https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30117327-2 link

Geographical distribution

  • Europe, Eastern Europe, Baltic States
  • Europe, Eastern Europe, Belarus
  • Europe, Eastern Europe, Ukraine
  • Europe, Middle Europe, Austria
  • Europe, Middle Europe, Germany
  • Europe, Middle Europe, Hungary
  • Europe, Middle Europe, Poland
  • Europe, Middle Europe, Switzerland
  • Europe, Northern Europe, Norway
  • Europe, Northern Europe, Sweden
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Albania
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Bulgaria
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Greece
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Italy
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Romania
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Yugoslavia
  • Europe, Southwestern Europe, France
  • Europe, Southwestern Europe, Spain

Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb.

Family: AMARANTHACEAE
Genus: Blitum
Species: bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb.
Common names: Good King Henry; English Mercury
Distribution summary: C. & S. Europe (mountains)
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H4 - Hardy; average winter
Habitat: Grasslands and Roadsides
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Europe & Middle East (J)
Flowering months: May, June, July
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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