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Amaranthus is a cosmopolitan group of more than 50 species which make up the genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths.Some of the better known names include "prostrate pigweed" and "love lies bleeding".
Amaranthus viridis is an annual herb with an upright, light green stem that grows to about 60–80 cm in height. Numerous branches emerge from the base, and the leaves are ovate, 3–6 cm long, 2–4 cm wide, with long petioles of about 5 cm. The plant has terminal panicles with few branches, and small green flowers with 3 stamens. [1]
Amaranth plants are classified as pseudocereals that are grown for their edible starchy seeds, but they are not in the same botanical family as true cereals, such as wheat and rice. [4] Amaranth species that are still used as a grain are Amaranthus caudatus L., Amaranthus cruentus L., and Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.
Amaranthus gangeticus is considered a synonym of A. tricolor, [8] but has been recognized as a separate species in the past. A. gangeticus is also known as elephant-head amaranth . It is an annual flowering plant with deep purple flowers.
The following species in the flowering plant genus Amaranthus, the amaranths, are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] A number of these species are neglected and underutilized crops . [ 2 ]
Spiny amaranth: Amaranthus spinosus: Kukura Jara Celosia argentea: Hydrocotyle javanica: Meteka Xaak Arrowhead: Sagittaria sagittifolia: Malbhog Khutura Purslane: Portulaca oleracea: Kona-Ximolu Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis: Xoru-Pokmou Hound's Berry: Solanum nigrum: Arrowleaf Sida: Sida rhombifolia: Bhringraj False Daisy ...
Amaranthus spinosus, commonly known as the spiny amaranth, [2] spiny pigweed, prickly amaranth or thorny amaranth, is a plant that is native to the tropical Americas, but is present on most continents as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. [citation needed] It can be a serious weed of rice cultivation in Asia. [3]
Amaranthus dubius, the red spinach, Chinese spinach, (simplified Chinese: 苋菜; traditional Chinese: 莧菜; pinyin: xiàncài), spleen amaranth, hon-toi-moi, yin choy, hsien tsai, or Arai keerai (அரை கீரை) is a plant species. It belongs to the economically important family Amaranthaceae.