Green amaranth
ಕೀರೆಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಗಿಡமுளைக்கீரைఅమరాంథస్ విరిడిస్
Amaranthus viridis L.
- light
- —
- water
- —
- tall
- 70 cm
- wide
- —
Amaranthaceae
Also called Green callaloo amaranth, Slender Amaranth, Slender amaranth
Formerly Albersia caudata, Albersia gracilis, Albersia polystachya, Amaranthus fasciatus, and 9 more
When it flowers
Flowers all year in the tropics.
Read from iNaturalist photographs of it in flower. A month counts at 50% of the best month's flowering share (smoothed over three months) and 10% of its flowering count, from at least 100 flowering observations in the band.
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- AnnualKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Seasonally dry tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- SE. Mexico to Trop. AmericaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 61 cm to 79 cmRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- GreenRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, water, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Hawaiian
- `aheahea
- Chinese
- 綠莧, 野莧, 假莧菜
- Italian
- Amaranto comune
- Hebrew
- ירבוז עדין
- Czech
- laskavec zelený
- Japanese
- ホナガイヌビユ, アオビユ
- Finnish
- hentorevonhäntä
- German
- Zierlicher Amarant, Grüner Amarant
- Chinese (China)
- 皱果苋
- Arabic
- قطيفة نحيلة
- Greek
- Αμάρανθος ο πράσινος
- Korean
- 청비름
Where this comes from
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0 (observation counts)
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-25, CC BY
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-25, CC0
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-25, CC0
- 3D model: Amaranthus viridis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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