Gewöhnliche Melde

Melde wurde und wird wie Spinat verwendet. Wurde von letzterem aus dem Garten verdrängt.

Full sun; hyper-arid alkaline basins. Succeeds in full sun in any well-drained but not too fertile soil. Prefers a rich soil. Tolerates saline and very alkaline soils. Habitat & range: Sonoran/Mojave deserts.

Edible Parts: Leaves Seed Edible Uses: Edible uses & rating: Leaves historically boiled (Hopi), seeds used in scarcity years. Edibility rating: 1/5. Taste & processing notes: Leaves intensely acrid; require multiple water changes; foam persists; flavor remains poor. Seeds are salty/woody/acrid. Season/harvest: Desert; summer bloom, autumn seed [2-3]. Young leaves - raw or cooked as a spinach substitute. A fairly bland flavour, a few leaves of stronger-flavoured plants can be added to enhance the taste. Seed - ground and mixed with cornmeal or used to thicken soups etc. Small and very fiddly to harvest and use.

Excellent nurse/hedge in severe deserts; minimal water. Wildlife/ecology: Browse (limited); cover; salinity tolerance for restoration.

Heimisch: Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia Eingeführt: Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Ascension, Azores, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Denmark, Illinois, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Labrador, Magadan, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norway, Primorye