Amaranthus viridis

Yes, …, this is Amaranthus viridis…the features you listed tally..

I was flipping pages of Bengal Plants to find its Bengali name, found that what was NATI centuries ago is NOTEY now and Amaranthus viridis var. fasciata has a Bengali name, BAN-NATI or TUNTUNI-NATI.

Amaranthus sp. Hooghly 30-01-13 sk1: 6 images.
This is a wild stout herb in a dead canal which is also used as a dumping ground in places. The canal remains waterlogged during the monsoon months.

Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :BRS 007 Amaranthus viridis from Chennai:
Sharing the images of Amaranthus viridis photographed at Chennai.

[efloraofindia:Id 04022013MR004] Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Amaranthus viridis at Pune:
Sharing images of Amaranthus viridis at Pune

Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week : sk-05 : Amaranthus viridis L.:
This is Amaranthus viridis L. as in /species/a—l/a/amaranthaceae/amaranthus/amaranthus-viridis.

Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: BS07: Amaranthus viridis from Panipat Haryana:
Amaranthus viridis from Panipat Haryana

Another nice upload.
Wondering what we eat (Hirwa Math or Chavlai in Marathi) is this species or A. spinosus?

Not sure; most probably this must be the one.
And now I wonder what would be lal math !

Lal Math.. should be Amaranthus caudatus.

Amaranthus viridis

20042014Al19 Weed for ID (I) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).

Should be Amaranthus viridis

Attached images
may be Amaranthus viridis L.. Please validate.

I hope your id is correct..this is Amaranthus viridis

Seems to be Amaranthus viridis L.

নোটে শাক (Note Sak) in Bengali.

Also check for Amaranthus viridis as there are no spines.

Thank you all for ID. Amaranthus viridis L.
Nepali Names : लुँडे साग Lunde Saag / लट्टे साग Latte Saag  / लुण्डे Lunde / सेतो लुँडे Seto Lunde

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07 DEC 08- Vaghbil, Thane; 10/06/2010– JNU, New Delhi;

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fruits & vegetables :: CULTIVATED :: Amaranthaceae » Amaranthus viridis:

Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) » Amaranthus viridis
Synonyms: Amaranthus gracilis, Amaranthus polystachyus

am-uh-RANTH-us — everlasting flower
VEER-ih-diss — green

Distribution: pantropical

Edible use:

… Leaves and seeds as VEGETABLE … Plants For A Future
… young plants (before they come into flower)  … Protabase

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efloraofindia:”For Id 21092011MR3’’ herb with light purple spiked inflorescence Pune:

Date/Time-Sep 2011
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb
Height/Length- about 4-5 cms
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-green
Inflorescence Type/ Size- spiked with light purple and whitish flowers I think
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-I can see some yellow dot like structures on the leaves I do not know if they are seeds

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Amaranthus viridis
Commonly observed growing in open areas in Pune.

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Some interesting info
Myth, legend and poetry

The word amaranth comes from the Greek <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language>  word amarantos, meaning “unwithering”. The word was applied to amaranth because it did not soon fade and so symbolized immortality. “Amarant” is a more correct, albeit archaic form, chiefly used in poetry. The current spelling, amaranth, seems to have come from folk etymology <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_etymology> that
assumed the final syllable derived from the Greek word anthos (“flower”), common in botanical names.

Aesop’s Fables <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop%27s_Fables> (6th century BC) compares the rose to the amaranth to illustrate the difference in fleeting and everlasting beauty:

A Rose and an Amaranth blossomed side by side in a garden,and the Amaranth said to her neighbour,”How I envy you your beauty and your sweet scent!No wonder you are such a universal favourite.”But the Rose replied with a shade of sadness in her voice,”Ah, my dear friend, I bloom but for a time:my petals soon wither and fall, and then I die.But your flowers never fade, even if they are cut;for they are everlasting.”

Or in story form: An amaranth planted in a garden near a Rose-Tree, thus addressed it: “What a lovely flower is the Rose, a favorite alike with Gods and with men. I envy you your beauty and your perfume.” The Rose replied, “I indeed, dear Amaranth, flourish but for a brief season! If no cruel hand pluck me from my stem, yet I must perish by an early doom. But thou art immortal and dost never fade, but bloomest for ever in renewed youth.”

Not all amaranth plants are cultivated. Most of the species from *Amaranthus * are summer annual weeds and are commonly referred to as pigweeds.[28] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth#cite_note-Bensch-27>
These species have an extended period of germination, rapid growth, and high rates of seed production[28]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth#cite_note-Bensch-27> and have been causing problems for farmers since the mid-1990s. This is partially due to the reduction in tillage <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillage>,
reduction in herbicidal use and the evolution of herbicidal resistance in several species where herbicides have been applied more often.[29]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth#cite_note-28> The following 9 species of Amaranthus are considered invasive and noxious weeds in the U.S and Canada: A. albus, A. blitoides, A. hybridus, A. palmeri, A. powellii, A. retroflexus, A. spinosus, A. tuberculatus, and A. viridis.[30] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth#cite_note-29>

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210312::habit photograph of Amaranthus::Sl. No.-1:
This time I m posting Habit Photograph of Amaranthus sp. as asked earlier

Date/Time- 21th March, 2012

Location- Place- Wazirabad, Delhi

Habitat- Wild

Plant Habit- Shrub/Herb 

Height- 10cm

Link- http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9852164

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170312::Merrut::Sl. No.-1:

Date/Time- 11th March, 2012

Location- Place- Merrut, Uttar Pradesh

Habitat- Wild

Plant Habit- Shrub/Herb

Height- 10cm

Link-

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9852164

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Perhaps Amaranthus viridis

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Flora of Panipat: Amaranthus viridis from Arya PG College Campus Panipat Haryana:

Amaranthus viridis

Wild herb growing in garden of Arya P G College Panipat (220 mts)

pics on 25-6-11
about 1-1.5 feet high

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An important ayurvedic herb… and we eat it as vegetabnle too before rains set in..
good source of Lutin (important for the eye)..

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efloraofindia:”27112011MR1’’ Amaranthus viridis Pune:

Nov 2011 Pune

The following information is taken from http://www.iewf.org/weedid/Amaranthus_viridis.htm

Scientific Name Amaranthus viridis L.

Family Amaranthaceae

Synonyms Amaranthus gracilis Desf.

Common Names green amaranthus or slender Amaranth

Origin tropical regions of the world

Distinguishing characteristic
Amaranthus viridis can be distinguished by its wrinkled fruit

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Attaching pictures of inflorescence

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Amaranthus viridis – Flora Of Madhya Pradesh:
Amaranthus viridis L. photographed at Betul, MP.
Stem was rounded and smooth .
Common names–
Green amaranthus (English), चौलाई (Hindi)
Family- Amaranthaceae.

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Oops d second pic was misnamed– it should be Amaranthus viridis instead of Amaranthus spinosus.

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VoF Week: Amaranthus viridis from Pipalkoti: Amaranthus viridis from Pipalkoti

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Herb ID request – RK46 – 3-Nov-2012:
Request id of this short herb of about 1 – 2 feet growing wild in Mumbai and is flowering now. Tks.

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I think Amaranthus viridis

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I agree with …: Amaranthus viridis.

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Yes it is Amaranthus viridis

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Amaranthus viridis : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)- 2 Mb or more.

Amaranthus viridis

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Amaranthus viridis FOR VALIDATION :: urban Jodhpur :: 23 OCT 18 : 5 posts by 4 authors. 6 images.
Jodhpur  urban

Date: October 23, 2018 … Altitude: about 230 m (750 feet) asl

¿ Amaranthus viridis ?  

Dear friends,
Had not come across such extra long (about 1½ ft) inflorescence of Amaranthus; I hope I am not mistaking the genus. Please help validate the ID. Found the plant in an untended area of hotel resort.

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I think you are right as per images at
/species/a—l/a/amaranthaceae/amaranthus/amaranthus-viridis

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plant for ID-1 : 10 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (2)

Date- sep 2019

Location-  Common in wastelands in Shimla and Mandi District

Habitat- Wild,
Is it Amaranthus, Which species?

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Digeria muricata. Amaranthaceae

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Amaranthus viridis wd my guess with the data provided.

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and yes I agree with …

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Not Digera

flower stalk, size of inflorescence etc is all different.

by now its mostly seedpods… it looks to be Amaranthus viridis

we have a page /species/a—l/a/amaranthaceae/amaranthus/amaranthus-viridis
do check it out

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As per me A.spinosus or other sp. seem not viridis but not sure, need some more info. for conf.

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Thanks, …, for id.

Both Amaranthus viridis and Amaranthus spinosus look similar except for the spines.

I do not see any spines in the images.
So should it not be Amaranthus viridis ?

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I am out. cant go any further here based on these pictures

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Amaranthaceae for ID : Bangalore : 04OCT20 : AK-09 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Seen growing wild.
Amaranthus caudatus?

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Amaranthus viridis

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Fwd: [efloraofindia:193013] Amaranthus 5/7/14- Amaranthus caudatus ? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
The three species of Amaranthus are provisionally identified using local guides. Please confirm or correct species IDs. Photos were taken in Sri Lanka in March 2014.

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Most probably the plant uploaded is Amarathus deflexus

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Thanks, …, As per Flora of Pakistan, Amaranthus deflexus Linn. has no distribution in India.

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Amaranthus viridis

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Fwd: [efloraofindia:193013] Amaranthus 5/7/14- Amaranthus cruentus ? : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
The three species of Amaranthus are provisionally identified using local guides. Please confirm or correct species IDs. Photos were taken in Sri Lanka in March 2014.

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May be…. may not be….., I have no idea…. doesn’t tally with the description of FoC – http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242414702

I am with Amaranthus viridis only

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Doubtful ID.

I thought viridis is correct

Yes sir this is Amaranthus viridis

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