Amaranthus retroflexus, Red-root amaranth - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed, ped-rooted pigweed, common amaranth, common tumbleweed

Botanical name & synonyms: Amaranthus retroflexus, Amaranthus delilei, Amaranthus gallii, Amaranthus texidoris, Amaranthus tremolsii, Amaranthus wilczekii, Amaranthus bulgaricus, Amaranthus bullatus, Amaranthus chlorostachys, Amaranthus curvifolius, Amaranthus johnstonii, Amaranthus recurvatus, Amaranthus rigidus, Amaranthus spicatus, Amaranthus strictus, Galliaria retroflexa, Galliaria scabra

Family: Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae)

• native to tropical Americas
  

• 10 to 80cm
  

• flower VII to IX
  

• annual

• plant community: ruderal

• culinary herb

• weight of 1000 seeds = 0,45 gram