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Amaranthus paniculatus
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.
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Amaranthus paniculatus
- Slug
- amaranthus-paniculatus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Species
- paniculatus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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