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A plant of the goosefoot family - a kind of wild spinach that grows on waste or disturbed ground. Its use as a food can be traced to the Bronze age....
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Its lower leaves are broad but not as triangular as those or the cloely related 'Good King Henry'. The upper leaves are narrow. The flower spike is leaf and the fruit positioned horizontally and hiddend by petal like segments. Picture taken 16th July 2006.
Subjects: Biology, Science
Key Stages: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS4+ Learning Groups: Teachers, Parents, Pupils, Others Keywords: plant flower wildlife Related Links: |
