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Blitum capitatum
Also called Blite Goosefoot, Indian Ink, Indian Paint, Strawberry Blite, Strawberry Goosefoot, Strawberry Spinach, Strawberry Blight
Strawberry blite (Blitum capitatum) is a small annual herb in the amaranth and beet family, grown mainly for its bright red, strawberry-like fruits and edible young leaves. It is a wild plant rather than a commonly cultivated ornamental.
Strawberry blite (Blitum capitatum, syn. Chenopodium capitatum) is an edible annual plant, also known as blite goosefoot, strawberry goosefoot, strawberry spinach, Indian paint, and Indian ink.
It is native to most of North America throughout the United States and Canada, including northern areas. It is considered to be extirpated in Ohio. It is also found in parts of Europe and New Zealand.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Blitum capitatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
