Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

huauzontle

English translation:

huauzontle/goosefoot

Added to glossary by Michele Fauble
Sep 15, 2008 19:10
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Spanish term

huauzontle

Spanish to English Science Botany Mexico
I have a list of plants from the Central Altiplano in Mexico with no additional information:

agaves, aguacate, ***amaranto y otros huauzontles***, calabaza y sus flores, camote, capulín, chiles, ciruela americana, frambuesas, frijol, jícama, jitomate, maíz y su hongo huitlacoche, nopal, pitahaya, quelites, tejocote, tomate verde o tomatillo, tunas, verdolaga, yuca, zapote blanco, zapote negro

Thanks, in advance, for the help!
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Sep 17, 2008 17:14: Michele Fauble Created KOG entry

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huauzontle (Chenopodium berlandieri)

Huauzontle. Chenopodium berlandieri This goosefoot species (say “wah-zont-lay”) is found in archeological association with Old Peoples of the New World all ...
www.wildgardenseed.com/index.php?cPath=39

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Chenopodium berlandieri, also called Pitseed Goosefoot, Southern Huauzontle, and Lambsquarters, is a species of goosefoot native to North America, where it is very common in temperate regions and distributed throughout much of the continent.[1]

The species includes the following varieties:[1]

* Chenopodium berlandieri var. berlandieri
* Chenopodium berlandieri var. boscianum
* Chenopodium berlandieri var. bushianum (Bush's goosefoot)
* Chenopodium berlandieri var. macrocalycium
* Chenopodium berlandieri var. sinuatum
* Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackii (Zschack's goosefoot)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenopodium_berlandieri


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'Goosefoot (species)'

Goosefoot, huauzontle, quelite, and bledo are common names for a leafy plant that Indian tribes, indeed civilizations throughout the Americas relied upon for food. The common names refer to several annual species in the genus Chenopodium ...

... Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae (Huauzontle) was grown in Mexico, and is now grown commercially for its colorful (green and red) leafy foliage.
www.texasbeyondhistory.net/st-plains/nature/images/chenopod...
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agree baligh
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agree Bubo Coroman (X)
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agree Rachel Fell : yes, I'd say goosefoot species - goosefoot seems to be a subsp. of Amaranthaceae (so I'd leave out the "other") - or even "amaranth and similar species" (esp. as "amaranth" seems a bit unspecific - ?)
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agree Egmont
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huauzontles

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Quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa, provides a new host for native ...
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ate climate of Denmark. C. quinoa is still not grown com- ... on the cultivated plants of huauzontle (Chenopodium nuttal- ...
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... cultivation is marginal or nonproductive because the climate is cold and harsh. ... Either huauzontle or the cultivated Mexican amaranths (or both) was ...
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Sorry

in the singular

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Buckwheat is particularly well adapted to cold climates and poor, light soils. Its cul- ... Huauzontle (C. nuttalliae). was. domesticated in Mexico. ...
www.kew.org/scihort/ecbot/papers/nesbitt2005grains.pdf - Similar pages
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