Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Amaranthus
Species:	A. hypochondriacus
Binomial name
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.
Synonyms
List Amaranthus anardana Buch.-Ham. ex Moq. Amaranthus atrosanguineus Moq. Amaranthus aureus Besser Amaranthus bernhardii Moq. Amaranthus flavus L. Amaranthus frumentaceus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. Amaranthus hybridus Vell. nom. illeg. Amaranthus hybridus var. erythrostachys Moq. Amaranthus hybridus f. hypochondriacus (L.) H.Rob. Amaranthus hybridus var. hypochondriacus (L.) H.Rob. Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus (L.) Thell. Amaranthus hybridus var. leucocarpus (S.Watson) Hunz. Amaranthus leucocarpus S.Watson Amaranthus leucospermus S.Watson Amaranthus macrostachyus Mérat ex Moq. Amaranthus monstrosus Moq.

Amaranthus hypochondriacus is an ornamental plant commonly known as Prince-of-Wales feather or prince's-feather. Originally endemic to Mexico, it is called quelite, blero and quintonil in Spanish.

In Africa, like many other species in the family Amaranthaceae, it is valued as source of food.

In temperate regions it is cultivated as a half-hardy annual. Numerous cultivars have been selected, of which 'Green Thumb' and 'Pygmy Torch' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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