Scientific Name	Chenopodium quinoa
Common Name	-
Taxonomy ID	63459
Lineage	cellular organisms > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Streptophytina > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Euphyllophyta > Spermatophyta > Magnoliophyta > Mesangiospermae > eudicotyledons > Gunneridae > Pentapetalae > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Chenopodioideae > Atripliceae > Chenopodium
External Links	NCBI;
Representative Assembly	ASM168347v1	GCF_001683475.1	DNA

Description:

Chenpodium quinoa is a crop grown for seeds. It was domesticated 3,000 to 4,000 years ago in the northern Andes. Archeological evidence shows association with pastoral herding 5200 to 7000 years ago.