We have very little information on this species, though it is a casual on rubbish tips here and should succeed as a spring sown annual. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. An easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils but disliking shade. It prefers a moderately fertile soil.

Leaves and young shoots - cooked and eaten like spinach. Seed - cooked. It can be ground into a powder and mixed with wheat or other cereals in making bread etc. The seed is small and fiddly, it should be soaked in water overnight and thoroughly rinsed before it is used in order to remove any saponins.

Seed - sow spring in situ. Most of the seed usually germinates within a few days of sowing.

Stream banks, disturbed soils and sandy soils. A casual on rubbish tips and near buildings and docks in Britain.