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Amaranth

Amaranthus cruentus

Amaranth

The story

Deeply rooted in the region stretching from Central Mexico to Nicaragua, this plant is known locally by historic names such as huautli and alegría. It has long been valued as a vital staple grain in its native lands.

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Family
Amaranthaceae

How to use it

This species is cultivated as an agricultural grain source, valued for producing a highly nutritious staple food.

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In the kitchen

This plant yields a highly nutritious staple grain. It stands as one of only three species in its genus cultivated specifically for grain production.

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About

Amaranthus cruentus is a flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain. It is one of three Amaranthus species cultivated as a grain source, the other two being Amaranthus hypochondriacus and Amaranthus caudatus. In Mexico, it is called huautli (Spanish pronunciation:  and alegría ( and in English it has several common names, including blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth, prince's feather, and Mexican grain amaranth. In Maharashtra, it is called as shravani maath ("श्रावणी...

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Amaranth
Slug
amaranth
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Amaranthus
Species
cruentus
Category
Grain
Wikidata QID
Q159191
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
48

Generated sections & citations

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  • inaturalist (common_name)
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  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus cruentus
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  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus cruentus
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_cruentus

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  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus cruentus
  • wikidata (common_name)
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_cruentus

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  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus cruentus
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