Amaranthoideae
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The Amaranthoideae is a subfamily of the Amaranthaceae
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The genera Amaranthus (the amaranths) and Celosia
(the cockscombs) contain many ornamental species as well as species whose seeds are used as pseudo-cereal
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Amaranthaceae
The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 176 genera and 2,400 species.- Description :Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. Some species are succulent....
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The genera Amaranthus (the amaranths) and Celosia
Celosia
Celosia is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κηλος , meaning "burned," and refers to the flame-like flower heads. Species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by...
(the cockscombs) contain many ornamental species as well as species whose seeds are used as pseudo-cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
s and leaves as leaf vegetable
Leaf vegetable
Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, green vegetables, greens, leafy greens or salad greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots...
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