Strawberry Blite
Chenopodium capitatum
Amaranthaceae
Other names
Indian Paint
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Annual
Native distribution
North America
Biocultural value
Leaves are eaten like spinach. Red fruits taste similar to mulberries.
Location
Source of plant
Pinetree Garden Seeds
Description
Erect annual herb to 60cm, glabrous. Leaves fleshy, sparsely toothed, lower leaves triangular-hastate, upper narrow lanceolate. Flowers in dense clusters forming an interrupted spike which is sometimes leafless; stamen 1. Fruit fleshy, forming a bright red berry-like cluster to 12mm diameter; seed with acute keel.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
food