Amaranthus spinosus L., Sp. Pl. 991 1753. (Syn: Amaranthus caracasanus Kunth; Amaranthus coracanus Mart.; Amaranthus spinosus var. basiscissus Thell.; Amaranthus spinosus var. circumscissus Thell.; Amaranthus spinosus var. indehiscens Thell.; Amaranthus spinosus f. inermis Lauterb. & K.Schum.; Amaranthus spinosus var. purpurascens Moq.; Amaranthus spinosus var. pygmaeus Hassk.; Amaranthus spinosus var. rubricaulis Hassk.; Amaranthus spinosus var. viridicaulis Hassk.; Galliaria spinosa (L.) Nieuwl.; Galliaria spitosa Nieuwl.); . 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(I)), Andamans (I), Nicobars (I), Nepal (I) as per Catalogue of life; . am-uh-RANTH-us — everlasting flower … Dave’s Botanary spy-NO-sus — with spines … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: edlebur, needle burr, prickly amaranth, spiny amaranth, thorny amaranth • Adi: gubor oying, namdong • Ahom: খুতৰা khutora • Angami: nietso, nyiedza • Apatani: pulu tayi hamang • Assamese: গিয়াং geang, হাতী খুতৰা hati khutora, হাতী চাঁৰুলি hati saruli, কাঁটা খুতৰা kata khutora, কাঁটা মৰিচা kanta maricha • Bengali: কাঁটানটিয়া kantanutiya • Bodo: kanta-khutrasu • Chakma: mora sag • Dogri: कंडा चलेरी kanda chaleri • Gujarati: કાંટાળો ડાંભો kantalo dambho, કાંટાળો ઢીમડો kantala dhimado • Hajong: kantak-bakoha • Hindi: कांटा चौलाई kanta chaulai • Hruso: khotuka • Kachchhi: કંઢારો તાંડરજો kandharo tandarjo • Kannada: ಮುಳ್ಳು ದಂಟು mullu dantu, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹರಿವೇ mullu harive, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಕೀರೆ mullu keere • Karbi: ডিডো dido • Koch: kotakhuriya pan • Kokborok: kata maira, kuttuila basu • Konkani: कांटे भाजी kante bhaji • Ladakh region: neu, rgya-sho • Lisu: sagijaj • Malayalam: മുള്ളൻ ചീര mullan cheera • Manipuri: ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ চেংগ্ক্রুক chengkruk • Marathi: कांटे भाजी kante bhaji, कांटे माठ kante math, तांदुळजा tandulaja • Mishing: কাটাইলি চাউলাই kataili-chaulai, তাণ্ডুলিয়া tanduliya • Mizo: len-hling • Nepali: बन लुँडे ban lunde, बन्दनी bandanee, काँडे लुँडे kaande lunde • Nyishi: pasu kau, puchu-kinnyu • Odia: କଣ୍ଟାଖାଦ kantakhada, କଣ୍ଟାମାରିଷ kantamarisha, କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia, ମେଘନାଳ meghanala • Pahari: बड़ी चरेली badi chareli, कांटा चौलाई kanta chulayee • Rabha: kata-khuduna • Rajasthani: कंटेली चौलाई kanteli chaulai • Sanskrit: सुशाक sushaka, तण्डुलीय tanduliya • Santali: ᱡᱟᱹᱱᱩᱢ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ janum arak • Singpho: yankhi soulpa • Tamil: முள்ளுக்கீரை mullu-k-kirai, முட்கீரை mut-kirai • Tangkhul: somchan • Telugu: ముళ్ల తోటకూర mullu thotakura, నల్ల దొగ్గలి తోటకూర nalla doggali thotakura • Tibetan: ta-ndu-la-ka • Tulu: ಮುಳ್ಳು ಪದ್ಪೆ mullu padpe Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot. . Naturalized: widely naturalized weed of tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions . Erect or spreading herb up to 1 m tall, obtusely angled, much branched, often tinged purple; leaves ovate-rhombic to ovate-lanceolate, up to 12 cm long, glabrous or hairy along veins, apex obtuse with a mucro, leaf base with 1 or 2 axillary spines; flowers in clusters, lower cluster axillary, upper forming terminal or axillary spikes; lower clusters and lower part of spike with female flowers, upper part of spike with male flowers; lower bracts often spiny; tepals green, usually 5, mucronate; stigmas 2-3; utricle included in perianth. .
Vof Week: Amaranthus spinosus from Pipalkoti: Does not look like A. spinosus. Could you blow up stem showing any spines. Sir here are closeup Yes Thanks …
Hooghly Today : Amaranthus spinosus Linnaeus : Don’t know how Amarantus in “Bengal Plants” became Amaranthus these days but this is surely Amaranthus spinosus Linnaeus, or KANTA-NOTEY (কাঁটা নোটে) (KANTA NUTIA in Bengal Plants), a very common herb on roadside and wasteplace. ID Help : This thorny Amaranthus is not very common near our area in Pune as against the more common weed Amaranthus viridis. It is very very common here, …, found in everywhere, yet to see Amaranthus viridis, ….maybe there are many, didn’t notice carefully.
Herb ID request – RK93 – 13-Jan-2013: Requesting identification of this spiny herb from Tungareshwer. It is growing in the stony soil and would be around 3 feet tall. It is flowering now and photos of the flower spike, leaves and spines are attached Amaranthus spinosus
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week : sk-09 : Amaranthus spinosus L.: This is Amaranthus spinosus L., a common herb on roadside. ID Help and more pictures – efi thread. Yes …, very distinctive species.
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: :: KD 01 :: Amaranthus spinosus L from Kamrup district, Assam: Attached images are Amaranthus spinosus L. collected from Kamrup district, Assam
Amaranthus spinosus L. am-uh-RANTH-us — everlasting flower … Dave’s Botanary spy-NO-sus — with spines … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: edlebur, needle burr, prickly amaranth, spiny amaranth, thorny amaranth, thorny pigweed • Bengali: kantanotya • Gujarathi: kantanu-dant • Hindi: कांटा चौलाई kanta chaulai • Kannada: ದಮ್ಟಿನ ಸೋಪ್ಪು dantina soppu • Malayalam: kattumullenkeera • Manipuri: চেংগ্ক্রুক chengkruk • Marathi: कांटेभाजी kante bhaji, कांटेमाठ kante math • Sanskrit: tanduliuyah • Tamil: முள்ளுக்கீரை mullukkeerai • Telugu: ముళ్లతోటకూర mullatotakura Naturalized: widely naturalized weed of tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions Reference: Flowers of India • PIER • NPGS / GRIN • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar along NH 8 near Chinchoti on 15 AUG 09 Very nicely illustrated
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :BRS 008 Amaranthus spinosus from Chennai:
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: BS06: Amaranthus spinosus L from Panipat Haryana: Amaranthus spinosus L from Panipat Haryana
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Amaranthus spinosus L from Mandi..GS-27: Amaranthus spinosus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 991. 1753. Common names: carelessweed; prickly amaranth; spiny amaranth; spiny pigweed Erect or spreading herb up to 1 m tall, obtusely angled, much branched, often tinged purple; leaves ovate-rhombic to ovate-lanceolate, up to 12 cm long, glabrous or hairy along veins, apex obtuse with a mucro, leaf base with 1 or 2 axillary spines; flowers in clusters, lower cluster axillary, upper forming terminal or axillary spikes; lower clusters and lower part of spike with female flowers, upper part of spike with male flowers; lower bracts often spiny; tepals green, usually 5, mucronate; stigmas 2-3; utricle included in perianth. Photographed from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
efloraofindia:”For Id 06032013MR1’’ wild plant with thorns at Pune: 4 images. Feb & Mar 2013 requesting identification of this plant growing wild in a pot in a private society garden at Pune thorns seen Amaranthus spinosus It is a good vegetable
Location: Soureni, Mirik, India Date: 22 April 2017 Altitude: 2000 ft. Nepali Names : काँडे लुँडे Kaande Lunde / बन्दनी Bandanee / बन लुँडे Ban Lunde
SYMBIOSIS : 1377 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Lime Blue butterfly visiting flowers of Amaranthus spinosus. . Resembles Amaranthus spinosus . Identification required for Amaranthus sp..from kashmir: 2 high res. images. Please confirm wheather it is A.hybridus or A.cruentus Not spinosus I will go with A.hybridus Why not Amaranthus spinosus L. ? A.hybridus closely matches with my specimen….. … also reported it from kashmir Needles were absent I can clearly see the spines. To me it is Amaranthus spinosus L. Yes spines are present at the base So what have you decided ? I agree with … !. Amaranthus spinosus I also agree with … yes it is A.spinosus . Amaranthus spinosus L. :: Waghbil, Thane :: Aug 25, 2007 · JUN23 DV343: 1 image. . Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus spinosus L.: 1 image. location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994 . Names of Plants in India :: Amaranthus spinosus L.: 1 image. Amaranthus spinosus L. am-uh-RANTH-us — everlasting flower … Dave’s Botanary spy-NO-sus — with spines … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: edlebur, needle burr, prickly amaranth, spiny amaranth, thorny amaranth • Adi: gubor oying, namdong • Ahom: খুতৰা khutora • Angami: nietso, nyiedza • Apatani: pulu tayi hamang • Assamese: গিয়াং geang, হাতী খুতৰা hati khutora, হাতী চাঁৰুলি hati saruli, কাঁটা খুতৰা kata khutora, কাঁটা মৰিচা kanta maricha • Bengali: কাঁটানটিয়া kantanutiya • Bodo: kanta-khutrasu • Chakma: mora sag • Dogri: कंडा चलेरी kanda chaleri • Gujarati: કાંટાળો ડાંભો kantalo dambho, કાંટાળો ઢીમડો kantala dhimado • Hajong: kantak-bakoha • Hindi: कांटा चौलाई kanta chaulai • Hruso: khotuka • Kachchhi: કંઢારો તાંડરજો kandharo tandarjo • Kannada: ಮುಳ್ಳು ದಂಟು mullu dantu, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹರಿವೇ mullu harive, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಕೀರೆ mullu keere • Karbi: ডিডো dido • Koch: kotakhuriya pan • Kokborok: kata maira, kuttuila basu • Konkani: कांटे भाजी kante bhaji • Ladakh region: neu, rgya-sho • Lisu: sagijaj • Malayalam: മുള്ളൻ ചീര mullan cheera • Manipuri: ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ চেংগ্ক্রুক chengkruk • Marathi: कांटे भाजी kante bhaji, कांटे माठ kante math, तांदुळजा tandulaja • Mishing: কাটাইলি চাউলাই kataili-chaulai, তাণ্ডুলিয়া tanduliya • Mizo: len-hling • Nepali: बन लुँडे ban lunde, बन्दनी bandanee, काँडे लुँडे kaande lunde • Nyishi: pasu kau, puchu-kinnyu • Odia: କଣ୍ଟାଖାଦ kantakhada, କଣ୍ଟାମାରିଷ kantamarisha, କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia, ମେଘନାଳ meghanala • Pahari: बड़ी चरेली badi chareli, कांटा चौलाई kanta chulayee • Rabha: kata-khuduna • Rajasthani: कंटेली चौलाई kanteli chaulai • Sanskrit: सुशाक sushaka, तण्डुलीय tanduliya • Santali: ᱡᱟᱹᱱᱩᱢ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ janum arak • Singpho: yankhi soulpa • Tamil: முள்ளுக்கீரை mullu-k-kirai, முட்கீரை mut-kirai • Tangkhul: somchan • Telugu: ముళ్ల తోటకూర mullu thotakura, నల్ల దొగ్గలి తోటకూర nalla doggali thotakura • Tibetan: ta-ndu-la-ka • Tulu: ಮುಳ್ಳು ಪದ್ಪೆ mullu padpe Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India edlebur, needle burr, prickly amaranth, spiny amaranth, thorny amaranth ~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh gubor oying, namdong
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~ written in: Ahom, Assamese … mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) … other names for this language: Tai-Ahom খুতৰা khutora
~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Nagaland … other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie nietso, nyiedza
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~ written in: Roman … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh … other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw pulu tayi hamang
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya গিয়াং geang
হাতী খুতৰা hati khutora, হাতী চাঁৰুলি hati saruli, কাঁটা খুতৰা kata khutora
কাঁটা মৰিচা kanta maricha
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands কাঁটানটিয়া kantanutiya
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari or Latin … spoken in: Assam … other names for this language: Boro kanta-khutrasu
~~~~~ CHAKMA ~~~~~ written in: Chakma (𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴, Changhma Bhach or Ajha Path), Latin, Bengali … spoken in: Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam … spoken by: the Chakma (or Changhma) people and Daingnet people mora sag
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras कंडा चलेरी kanda chaleri
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu કાંટાળો ડાંભો kantalo dambho, કાંટાળો ઢીમડો kantala dhimado
~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~ written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin … spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal kantak-bakoha
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand कांटा चौलाई kanta chaulai
~~~~~ HRUSO ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh … spoken by: Hruso people … other names for this language: Aka (Angka), Gusso, Hrusso, Tenae khotuka
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) … spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat કંઢારો તાંડરજો kandharo tandarjo
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಮುಳ್ಳು ದಂಟು mullu dantu, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹರಿವೇ mullu harive, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಕೀರೆ mullu keere
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~ written in: Roman … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland … other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng ডিডো dido
~~~~~ KOCH ~~~~~ written in: Assamese, Bengali, Roman … spoken in: Meghalaya, lower Assam, West Bengal, Bihar … spoken by: Koch people, including Koch-Rajbongshi or Koch-Rajbonshi kotakhuriya pan
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~ written in: Koloma, Latin, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক), Kokmari … spoken in: Tripura … other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Tipra, Trippera kata maira
kuttuila basu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat कांटे भाजी kante bhaji
~~~~~ Ladakh region ~~~~~ languages spoken: Ladakhi | Purgi | Hindi | Shina | Balti | Tibetan … written using their respective scripts neu
rgya-sho
~~~~~ LISU ~~~~~ written in two scripts Fraser, Karen, or using scripts of other local language … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh … spoken by: Yobin… other names for this language: Yobin; the names Lisu and Yobin are interchangeably used for people and their language sagijaj
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep മുള്ളൻ ചീര mullan cheera
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Manipur … other names for this language: Meetei ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ চেংগ্ক্রুক chengkruk
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka कांटे भाजी kante bhaji
कांटे माठ kante math
तांदुळजा tandulaja
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~ written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh … other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri কাটাইলি চাউলাই kataili-chaulai, তাণ্ডুলিয়া tanduliya
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Mizoram … other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian len-hling
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim बन लुँडे ban lunde, बन्दनी bandanee, काँडे लुँडे kaande lunde
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam … spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe … other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung pasu kau, puchu-kinnyu
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands କଣ୍ଟାଖାଦ kantakhada, କଣ୍ଟାମାରିଷ kantamarisha
କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia, ମେଘନାଳ meghanala (or ମେଘଲାଳ meghalala)
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) … variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand बड़ी चरेली badi chareli, कांटा चौलाई kanta chulayee
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~ written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English … spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya kata-khuduna
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan कंटेली चौलाई kanteli chaulai
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars सुशाक sushaka, तण्डुलीय tanduliya
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman … spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha ᱡᱟᱹᱱᱩᱢ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ janum arak
~~~~~ SINGPHO ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam … spoken by: Singpho people yankhi soulpa
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands முள்ளுக்கீரை mullu-k-kirai, முட்கீரை mut-kirai
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~ written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) … spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland … spoken by: Tangkhul people somchan
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry ముళ్ల తోటకూర mullu thotakura, నల్ల దొగ్గలి తోటకూర nalla doggali thotakura
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~ written in: Tibetan … spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan ta-ndu-la-ka
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala ಮುಳ್ಳು ಪದ್ಪೆ mullu padpe
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ throughout mainland and her islands; introduced, widely cultivated, escapes to limited extent
~~~~~ Created on: 20:48 08-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:37 10-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/amaranthus-spinosus-l.html both Malayalam and English names are correct . References: |
Amaranthus spinosus
Updated on November 22, 2025