Lost crops (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Lost crops

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The lost crops of eastern North America have small seeds with thick, indigestible fruit or seed coats in their wild forms. They include: goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri); little barley (Hordeum pusillum); sumpweed (Iva annua); maygrass (Phalaris caroliniana); and erect knotweed (Polygonum erectum).

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Natalie Mueller

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