Family name
Amaranthaceae

Local name(s)
Torchata (Konsogna)

General description
It is an annual weed with its spikes alternatively coloured white, pink and white again.

Edible part(s), preparation methods and palatability
Leaves are consumed boiled like cabbage. Konso farmers reported that when prepared with butter it is very delicious and liked by people. It is eaten both in bad and good times (mostly available in March and April).

Agroecology
Widely grown in the lowlands and midlands as a weed.

Propagation method(s)
Propagates by seeds.

Sample location (s)
Jarso Kebele, Konso

Remarks 
 
 

¹ Parts of the following description have been taken from Stroud A, Parker C, 1989: p. 14/15