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.

C. bonus-henricus is common throughout England and Wales and is found in eastern Scotland. It is less common in Ireland but there are records from most parts of the island.

By Wall near cottage close to River Tees, Teesdale 21st June 2005

Added on 20th September 2005, updated 30th November 2008