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Blitum bonus-henricus (syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus), also called Good-King-Henry,[1] poor-man's asparagus, perennial goosefoot, Lincolnshire spinach, Markery,[2] English mercury, or mercury goosefoot,[3] is a species of goosefoot which is native to much of central and southern Europe.

"Good King Henry" redirects here. For the French monarch known as "le bon roi Henri", see Henry IV of France.

Good-King-Henry
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Blitum
Species:
B. bonus-henricus
Binomial name
Blitum bonus-henricus
Synonyms

see text

Good-King-Henry has been grown as a vegetable in cottage gardens for hundreds of years, although this dual-purpose vegetable is now rarely grown and the species is more often considered a weed.


Description


It is an annual or perennial plant growing up to 40–80 centimetres (16–31 inches) tall. The leaves are 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and broad, triangular to diamond-shaped, with a pair of broad pointed lobes near the base, with a slightly waxy, succulent texture. The flowers are produced in a tall, nearly leafless spike 10–30 cm (4–12 in) long; each flower is very small (3–5 millimetres or 1⁄8–3⁄16 inch in diameter), green, with five sepals. The seeds are reddish-green, 2–3 mm in diameter.


Taxonomy


The species was described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Chenopodium bonus-henricus in Species Plantarum.[4] Until 2012, the species was usually included in genus Chenopodium, but molecular genetical research revealed that it does not really belong to this genus. It seems to be more closely related to the genus Spinacia, and is now placed in the genus Blitum in the tribe Anserineae.[5][6][7] The scientific name Blitum bonus-henricus was first used by Ludwig Reichenbach in 1832.[8]

Synonyms basing on the same type specimen are: Agathophytum bonus-henricus (L.) Moq., Anserina bonus-henricus (L.) Dumort., Atriplex bonus-henricus (L.) Crantz, Chenopodium bonus-henricus L., Orthospermum bonus-henricus (L.) Schur, and Orthosporum bonus-henricus (L.) T. Nees.[9] Heterotypic synonyms are: Blitum perenne Bubani, Chenopodium hastatum St.-Lag., Chenopodium ruderale Kit. ex Moq., Chenopodium ruderale St.-Lag., Chenopodium sagittatum Lam., Chenopodium spinacifolium Stokes, Chenopodium triangulare Dulac, Chenopodium triangularifolia Gilib., and Orthosporum unctuosum Montandon.[10]


Cultivation


Blitum bonus-henricus thrives best in a fertile, sunny location which is free from perennial weeds. Cold-stratified seeds may have superior germination rates. Very little growth is produced in the first season. This plant does not respond well to transplantation. The foliage may be cut back in autumn.[11]


Uses


Cropping can begin in spring. Some of the new shoots can be thinned out as they appear (usually from mid-spring to early summer) and cooked like asparagus. All cutting should then cease so that shoots are allowed to develop. The succulent triangular leaves may be harvested a few at a time until the end of August and cooked like spinach.[12]




References


  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Great British Bites: Lincolnshire spinach Times Online, 13 May 2008 (registration required)
  3. Grieve, M. (2014). "Goosefoots". A Modern Herbal. Botanical.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. Carl Linnaeus: Species Plantarum. Vol. 1, Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae 1753, p. 218.
  5. Susy Fuentes-Bazan, Pertti Uotila, Thomas Borsch: A novel phylogeny-based generic classification for Chenopodium sensu lato, and a tribal rearrangement of Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae). In: Willdenowia. Vol. 42, No. 1, 2012, p. 18.
  6. "Blitum bonus-henricus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  7. Blitum bonus-henricus at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), accessed 2014-11-26.
  8. Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach: Flora Germanica excursoria. Vol. 2, Cnobloch, Leipzig, 1832, Vol 2, p. 582. online.
  9. "Chenopodium bonus-henricus". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  10. "Chenopodium bonus-henricus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-11-25 – via The Plant List.
  11. Graham, G. Scott. Growing & Using Good King Henry.
  12. Mabey, Richard (2012). Food for Free. London: Collins. p. 103. ISBN 978-000-743847-1.



На других языках

- [en] Blitum bonus-henricus

[es] Chenopodium bonus-henricus

Chenopodium bonus-henricus L. 1753, el espárrago de los pobres, espinaca de Lincolnshire es una especie de la familia de las amarantáceas endémica de Europa central y sur.

[fr] Chénopode bon-Henri

Blitum bonus-henricus, Chenopodium bonus-henricus

[it] Chenopodium bonus-henricus

Il farinello buon-enrico, buon enrico[2], od òrapo (Chenopodium bonus-henricus Linnaeus, 1753) è una pianta erbacea perenne ed edule della famiglia delle Chenopodiaceae, diffusa in tutta la penisola italiana.

[ru] Марь цельнолистная

Марь цельноли́стная, бли́тум До́брого Ге́нриха, или жминда обыкнове́нная (лат. Blítum bónus-hénricus, Chenopódium bonus-henricus), — многолетнее травянистое рудеральное растение, вид рода Блитум (Blitum), выделенного из рода Марь (Chenopodium) семейства Амарантовые (Amaranthaceae). Ранее помещалось в семейство Маревые (Chenopodiaceae).


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