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Amaranthus species

 

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Fruits & Vegetables Week : Amaranthaceae vegetable:  A common Amaranthaceae member leafy vegetable with flowers.
लाल माठ or राजगिरा in Marathi.

Amaranthus gangeticus ?

these are spectacular photos of this all-time favourite 🙂

in kolar district it grows in soil that is like rubble – no soil at all, and yet it grows.
i think it is a fantastic plant.
i grow it in my garden which is totally in the shade and it goes for days without water.
but having said all this i still do not know the botanical name
i feel i should stop writing for a few days.
…- thanks for this group and for your knowledge.

I think it is Amaranthus cruentus rather than A. gangeticus.
Please refer to following links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_cruentus
http://www.bijlmakers.com/vegetables/amaranthus.htm
A.gangeticus is an annual flowering plant with deep purple flowers

Adding my picture taken at Mahabaleshwar in a Strawbwrry field.
Hope it is the same plant.

May be one of these  A. blitum, A. dubious, and A. cruentus.

Is it a cultivated sp.?  Please check Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

Or, Amaranthus cruentus L.

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Amaranthus sp. (?) from Guwahati.:
Are attached images Amaranthus Sp.? Please ID for this.
Date :16/11/2012
Location: Maligaon, Guwahati-11 [Dist- Kamrup(Metro)]
Habitat: Grows on road side
Habit : shrub
Inflorescence : Spike
Fruits : not seen

Could it be Amaranthus polygonoides L.?

Found a herbarium of Amaranthus polygonoides L. at http://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/specimens/img/079AmaraPoltxxx00280294.JPG (source : http://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/specimens/Amaranthaceae.html).
Searched FoP, FoNA & FoC, found two species may be similar to this – Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell. & Amaranthus viridis L.; would go for the second one, for its lamina, resembles the illustration at FoP. But, pictures found in the group posts do not match.

Is it a cultivated sp. : Please check Amaranthus powellii S.Watson

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Amaranthus for ID : Nairobi,Kenya : 120313 : AK-3 :
Picture taken on 27/1/2009 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Found growing by the roadside.
Id please.

Please check Amaranthus cruentus L.

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Updated on July 12, 2025

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