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Species
Amaranthus spinosus L.
IUCN
NCBI
EOL Text
Canada
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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"Abundant near village wastelands, as a weed of cultivation, colonizer on new roads. Plains from the coast to 1500m. Cosmopolitan in the warmer regions of the world, presumed of American origin, in temperate regions."
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Uses: Vegetable/potherb
Comments: This potherb possess a fair amount of protein and is rich in vitamins A and C, as well as in minerals. However, it also contains slight amounts of antinutritional factors, especially oxalates and nitrates.
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Global Range: 0-1000 m, 1000-2000 m elevation.
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Fallow lands and wastelands
Indigenous Information: The leaves are cooked and eaten.
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Global Distribution
Originally from America; now found throughout the warmer regions of the world
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
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Weeds of cultivation, naturalized.
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Leaves and tender stems are cooked and eaten. This spinach is believed to be excellent for people suffering from calcium deficiency.
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Found in wastelands and cultivable lands from plains to 1500m. Common. Cosmopolitan.
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