Bathua
Bathua
English name: Lamb’s quarters, Melde, Goosefoot
Scientific name: Chenopodium album L.
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Chenopodiaceae |
| Genus | Chenopodium |
| Species | C. album |
Economic Importance
It is a weed which causes reduction of yield in different crop plants.
However, it has some importance in using as leafy vegetable and some time used as medicinal virtue.