Wild spinach explained

Wild spinach is a common name for several plants with edible leaves and may refer to:

Species in the genus Chenopodium:

• Chenopodium album, a common weed with global distribution
• Chenopodium bonus-henricus

Species in the genus Cleome

• Cleome foliosa, native to Africa
• Cleome gynandra, native to Africa
• Cleome serrulata, native to western North America