Espinaca
Spinacia oleracea
Una anual de hoja fresca, rápida y de estación fría, cultivada por su tierna roseta basal de hojas ricas en vitaminas — una excelente fuente de vitaminas A, B y C, además de hierro y fósforo según el Missouri Botanical Garden. Cultivada en Europa desde el siglo XV y probablemente originaria del oeste de Asia, produce mejor en las temperaturas frescas de primavera y otoño, y espiga (envía espigas florales amarillo-verdosas sin valor ornamental) en cuanto llega el calor del verano, momento en que las hojas se deterioran.
Climate fit: moderate (56/100)
Edible
Container
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
6-12" tall · 4" apart
Hardy in zones
2-11
brutally cold to nearly frost-free winters
AHS heat range
1-6
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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Se cultiva como verdura de hoja: las hojas se usan comúnmente como hortaliza o ensalada verde y se añaden a platos como pizzas, quiches y tortillas.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 45 ecoregions — 45 climate-resilient through 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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California coastal sage and chaparral
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Sources for every fact
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Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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