Tree Spinach (Purple Goosefoot, Giant Lambsquarters, Magenta Spreen)
Do not Feed- Common Name: Tree Spinach (Purple Goosefoot, Giant Lambsquarters, Magenta Spreen)
- Latin Name: Chenopodium giganteum
- Family Name: Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae)
Easily recognised by the deep pink flush that covers the growing tips, the Tree Spinach contains oxalic acid and saponins, so it is not a food to directly offer to your tortoise, although if a leaf is nibbled it shouldn't do any harm. Do not confuse with Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius), which is also called Tree Spinach.
Although a cultivated plant in the UK it is found growing in the wild in other countries. See also Fat-hen and Good King Henry.
