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Amaranthus mitchellii
Also called Boggabri Weed
Amaranthus mitchellii is commonly known as Mitchell's amaranth or boggabri weed. It is from the family Amaranthaceae. It is a generally useful plant and is said to be "edible".
Amaranthus mitchellii is edible, and can be used as dye. Germination is very quick.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amaranthus mitchellii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
