Small greenish Chenopodium quinoa flowers growing on purple racemes
Chenopodium-quinoa
Chenopodium quinoa

Colombia has one native species of the genus Chenopodium but this is not one of them. Cultivated between 7,200 and 9,200 feet and primarily grown for the nutrient-rich seeds (Quinona). Photographed in Bogotá.

Greenish flowers on a purplish Chenopodium quinoa inflorescence
Purplish inflorescences Chenopodium quinoa under cloudy skies
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