Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Also known as Prickly Amaranth
HerboutdoorMedicinal
About Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus, commonly known as the spiny amaranth, spiny pigweed, prickly amaranth or thorny amaranth, is a plant that is native to the tropical Americas, but is present on most continents as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It can be a serious weed of rice cultivation in Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Amaranthus spinosus
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungle, waste places
- Native to
- Presumed as of American origin
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कांटा चौलाई Kanta chaulai, kanta chaulai, kante math
- Nepali
- बन लुँडे Ban lunde, बन्दनी Bandanee, काँडे लुँडे Kaande lunde
- Bengali
- কাঁটানটিয়া Kantanutiya, কাঁটানটে
- Tamil
- முள்ளுக்கீரை Mullu-k-kirai, முட்கீரை Mut-kirai, முள்ளுக்கீரை
- Telugu
- ముళ్ల తోటకూర Mullu thotakura, నల్ల దొగ్గలి తోటకూర Nalla doggali thotakura, ముళ్ళ తోటకూర
- Kannada
- ಮುಳ್ಳುದಂಟು Mullu dantu, ಮುಳ್ಳುಹಱುವೆ, ಮುಳ್ಳುಹರಿವೆ Mullu harive
- Malayalam
- മുള്ളൻ ചീര Mullan cheera, മുള്ളൻ ചീര
- Marathi
- कांटे भाजी Kante bhaji, कांटे माठ Kante math, तांदुळजा Tandulaja
Botanical family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Spiny Amaranth belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the AMARANTHACEAE family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at spiny amaranth or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.