Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) »
Amaranthus viridisSynonyms:
Amaranthus gracilis, Amaranthus polystachyus
am-uh-RANTH-us -- everlasting flower
VEER-ih-diss -- green
commonly known as: green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth • Hindi: जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi • Konkani: रानभाजी ranbhaji • Malayalam: കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera • Marathi: माठ math, उनाडभाजी unadabhaji • Sanskrit: तण्डुलीयः tanduliya • Tamil: குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai • Telugu: చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora
Distribution: pantropical
Edible use:
... Leaves and seeds as VEGETABLE ... Plants For A Future
... young plants (before they come into flower) ...
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