This was a plant grown as a vegetable and even 40 years ago in some East Anglian towns Chenopodium bonus-henricus was eaten instead of the stronger flavoured spinach. A plant which was grown a for eating ought really to be more wide spread than it seem to me to be. I see it only rarely and this site is one of the famous ones as it has been here for many years.
By Wall near cottage close to River Tees, Teesdale 21st June 2005
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