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Amaranth is associated with longevity and, poetically, with death and immortality. [68] Amaranth garlands were used in the mourning of Achilles. [68] [69] John Milton's Paradise Lost portrays a showy amaranth in the Garden of Eden, "remov'd from Heav'n" when it blossoms because the flowers "shade the fountain of life". [70]
Atriplex hortensis fruit and seeds. Atriplex hortensis, known as garden orache, red orache or simply orache (/ ˈ ɒ r ə tʃ /; [4] also spelled orach), mountain spinach, French spinach, or arrach, is a species of plant in the amaranth family used as a leaf vegetable that was common before spinach and still grown as a warm-weather alternative to that crop.
Amaranthaceae (/ ˌ æ m ər æ n ˈ θ eɪ s i aɪ,-i iː / AM-ər-an-THAY-see-e(y)e) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus.
Gomphrena globosa, commonly known as globe amaranth, is an edible plant from the family Amaranthaceae. The round-shaped flower inflorescences are a visually dominant feature and cultivars have been propagated to exhibit shades of magenta, purple, red, orange, white, pink, and lilac.
Amaranthus caudatus (also known as Amaranthus edulis [2] and Amaranthus mantegazzianus [2]) is a species of annual flowering plant.It goes by common names such as love-lies-bleeding, [3] pendant amaranth, [4] tassel flower, [3] velvet flower, [3] foxtail amaranth, [3] and quelite.
Amaranthus arenicola, commonly called sand amaranth or sandhill amaranth, is a plant species found in many states of the contiguous United States.It is an dioecious annual species found in sandy areas, near riverbeds, lakes, and fields.
Amaranthus hybridus, commonly called green amaranth, [2] slim amaranth, [3] smooth amaranth, smooth pigweed, or red amaranth, is a species of annual flowering plant. It is a weedy species found now over much of North America and introduced into Europe and Eurasia.
Amaranthus wrightii is a mostly glabrous plant growing 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) tall. The erect or ascending stems are tinged with white or red. The rhombic-ovate to lanceolate leaves are 1.5–6 cm (0.59–2.36 in) long and 0.5–3 cm (0.20–1.18 in) wide, with petioles slightly shorter than the leaves.