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Agriophyllum squarrosum

Sand Rice

an annual member of the Agriophyllum genus in the family Chenopodiaceae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Life cycle
annual
Height
0.4 m
Flower type
hermaphrodite

Uses

Edible uses

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Seed - raw or cooked[2][4][1]. An important local food[5].

Plant part
Seed

Environment

Range
E. Asia - Siberia to Mongolia
Habitat
Dunes and sandy places in northern China[3].
Light
full sun
Shade tolerance
light shade
Water
moderate
Soil textures
sandy, loamy, clay
Soil pH
acid, neutral, alkaline
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

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Seed - we have no information for this species but would recommend sowing the seed in the spring. If you have sufficient seed, then an outdoor sowing in situ in late spring would probably work, otherwise sow the seed in pots in a greenhouse in early spring, pricking out the seedlings as soon as they are large enough to handle and planting them out in late spring after the last expected frost[K].

Cultivation

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We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain. However, judging by its native range, it is likely to succeed outdoors as a spring sown annual at least in the drier eastern areas of the country. The plant is likely to require a very well drained soil and a sunny position[K].

References

  1. Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00

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  2. Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6

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  3. Flora of China 1994-00-00 http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/

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  4. Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00

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  5. Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202

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