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Fat Hen (Chenopodium album) | |
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Chenopodium
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Chenopodium is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants, known generically as the Goosefoots. It contains several plants used as food crops including Quinoa, Kañiwa, Fat Hen, Good King Henry, and Epazote.
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Cooked quinoa (C. quinoa) seeds

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