Amaranthus cruentus
The story
In its native lands stretching from Central Mexico to Nicaragua, this plant has long been cherished. Known historically and locally by names like Mexican grain amaranth, blood amaranth, and Huautli, it has served as a vital, life-sustaining staple grain for generations of people across Mesoamerica.
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- Family
- Amaranthaceae
How to use it
This species is cultivated as a valuable food crop, serving as a source of highly nutritious staple grain. It is one of three specific amaranth species grown globally for this agricultural purpose.
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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, alongside Amaranthus hypochondriacus and Amaranthus caudatus, that are cultivated specifically to be used as a grain source.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
About
Amaranthus cruentus is a flowering plant species that is native from Central Mexico to Nicaragua. It yields a nutritious staple amaranth grain, being one of three Amaranthus species cultivated as a grain source, the other two being Amaranthus hypochondriacus and Amaranthus caudatus. It has several common names, including blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth, prince's feather, and Mexican grain amaranth.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Amaranthus cruentus
- Slug
- amaranthus-cruentus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Species
- cruentus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 40
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