Английская Википедия:Amaranthus retroflexus
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Amaranthus retroflexus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae with several common names, including red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed, red-rooted pigweed, common amaranth, pigweed amaranth, and common tumbleweed.[1]
Description
Amaranthus retroflexus, true to one of its common names, forms a tumbleweed.[1] It may be native to the Neotropics[2] or Central and Eastern North America,[3] but is widespread as an introduced species on most continents in a great number of habitats. This is an erect, annual herb reaching a maximum height near Шаблон:Convert. The leaves are nearly Шаблон:Convert long on large individuals, the ones higher on the stem having a lance shape and those lower on the plant diamond or oval in shape. The plant is monoecious, with individuals bearing both male and female flowers. The inflorescence is a large, dense cluster of flowers interspersed with spiny green bracts. The fruit is a capsule less than Шаблон:Convert long[4] with a "lid" which opens to reveal a tiny black seed. Another of A. retroflexus's common names is "pigweed" because it grows where hogs are pasture-fed.
Culinary use
This plant is eaten as a vegetable in different places of the world. No species of genus Amaranthus is known to be poisonous,[5] but the leaves contain oxalic acid and may contain nitrates if grown in nitrate-rich soils, so the water should be discarded after boiling. The young shoots and leaves can be eaten raw.[6] The leaves are high in calcium, iron, protein, and phosphorus.[6]
A. retroflexus was used for a multitude of food and medicinal purposes by many Native American groups in the US West.[7] It is among the species consumed as a vegetable in Mexican markets as Quelite quintonil.
It is used in the Indian state of Kerala to prepare a popular dish known as thoran by combining the finely cut leaves with grated coconut, chili peppers, garlic, turmeric and other ingredients.
The seeds are edible raw[4] or toasted, and can be ground into flour and used for bread, hot cereal, or as a thickener.[8]
Use as fodder
Like many other species of Amaranthus, this plant may be harmful and even deadly when fed to cattle and pigs in large amounts over several days. Such forage may cause fatal nephrotoxicity,[9] presumably because of its high oxalate content. Other symptoms, such as bloat or methylglobineamia in the most severe cases, might reflect its high nitrate content.[10] However, when supplied in moderation, it is regarded as an exceptionally nutritious fodder.[11]
As a weed
A. retroflexus is a weed outside its native range and has developed resistance against fomesafen in Northeast China.[12]
References
External links
- Шаблон:Commons and category-inline
- Jepson Manual Treatment
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- Amaranthus retroflexus L. Medicinal Plant Images Database (School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University) Шаблон:In lang Шаблон:In lang
- Шаблон:PFAF
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book page 470
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Plants for a future Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ FEIS Ecology
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Watt, John Mitchell; Breyer-Brandwijk, Maria Gerdina: The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa 2nd ed Pub. E & S Livingstone 1962
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
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