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Amarant, common name used
for plants with blossoms that do not readily fade when picked, but especially
for about 50 species of one genus found in the Tropics and temperate
regions where many are widely naturalized. They are herbaceous annuals
with simple leaves, and flowers in heads or spikes. The spikes are sometimes
several centimetres long. Love-lies-bleeding has dry red bracts that
surround the flower which allows them to retain their freshness for
some time. For this reason the plant is a symbol of immortality. The
annual tumbleweed of the United States belongs to this genus. The globe
amaranth, of the same family but a different genus, has purple flowers
that retain their beauty for years.
The starch granules of Amaranth are very small and modified Amaranth
starch is proposed as a fat substitute in foods.
Scientific classification: Amaranths belong to the
family Amaranthaceae. Love-lies-bleeding is classified as Amaranthus
caudatus, tumbleweed as Amaranthus graecizans. The globe amaranth is
classified as Gomphrena globosa.