Amaranthus
Synonyms
Amaranth Plant
Amaranth Plants
Pigweed, Redroot
Pigweeds, Redroot
Plant, Amaranth
Plants, Amaranth
Redroot Pigweed
Redroot Pigweeds
A plant genus, in the family AMARANTHACEAE, best known as a source of high-protein grain crops and of Red Dye No. 2 (AMARANTH DYE). Tumbleweed sometimes refers to Amaranthus but more often refers to SALSOLA.