Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Amaranthus hybridus var. paniculatus

Uses

India (Rajasthan, western ): leaves eaten as greens; seeds eaten mixed with other grains

Additional Information

Name Authority:: L. ssp. cruentus Thell.

Plant Classification Group:

Amaranthaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Rajasthan

Plant References:

GUPTA & KANODIA

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