Quinua (quinoa) Variedades
(Chenopodium quinoa)
La quinua es un cultivo anual de hoja ancha para estaciones frías y altitudes más altas en las áreas tropicales. El grano es un pseudo-cereal nutritivo que se come hervido, tostado o molido en harina, y las hojas se comen frescas o cocidas.
Colorado 407
Developed at Colorado State University from Chilean races. This day-neutral variety has been a top producer at ECHO Florida. It has small, yellow-colored seed. The plants can grow to a height of nearly 2 m.
Australia
Green stem, leaves and flowers covered with a soft, white fuzz. Tan colored seeds.