Amaranthus.—Amaranth.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
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Amaranthus caudatus L.
Engl.: love lies bleeding, foxtail, Inca-wheat, red-hot-cattail, tassel flower, velvet-flower.
Deu.: Gartenfuchsschwanz, Inkaweizen.
Fran.: amarante caudée, amarante queue-de-renard.
Sven.: rävsvans.
Suom.: punarevonhäntä.
Jap.: sennin-koku.
Bot. syn.: Amaranthus edulis Speg.
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