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Amaranthus thunbergii
Also called Small pigweed, Poor man's spinach, Thunberg's Pigweed, Thunberg's Amaranth, Thungerg's Pigweed, Red Pigweed
Thunberg's amaranthus is a small annual weed of dry, open ground native to Africa from Eritrea to South Africa, grown mainly for its edible leaves. It is easy to raise from seed in warm, sunny conditions with little water.
Amaranthus thunbergii, commonly known as Thunberg's amaranthus or Thunberg's pigweed, is found in Africa.
The leaves are used as a flavouring or leafy vegetable.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amaranthus thunbergii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
