Amaranthaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	amaranth family

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A healthful pseudograin

Tall amaranth plant with dense, spiky purple flower clusters and broad leaves, growing in a lush green botanical garden in Yalta, Crimea.

Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)

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Amaranth Alternanthera Beta Iresine Halogeton goosefoot Bassia Celosia saltbush glasswort cactus Nyctaginaceae Caryophyllaceae Droseraceae Portulacaceae Phytolaccaceae Basellaceae

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