Knowra Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes amaranths, beets, spinach, and quinoa. Its members range from leafy vegetables and grain crops to salt-tolerant plants and ornamentals.
Caryophyllales : An order of flowering plants that includes cacti, carnations, and Amaranthaceae. Amaranthaceae belongs to this order, whose members share evolutionary history despite varied forms.
Quinoa : A grain-like crop cultivated for its protein-rich seeds, native to the Andean region of South America. Quinoa is a major seed crop in the family’s chenopod subfamily.
Chenopodiaceae : A plant family once widely recognized for goosefoots, beets, and related species, now generally included in Amaranthaceae. Its merger into Amaranthaceae reshaped the family’s modern classification.
C4 plants : Plants that use C4 carbon fixation to concentrate carbon dioxide and improve photosynthesis in particular environments. C4 lineages in Amaranthaceae help explain the family’s success in heat and drought.
Chenopodioideae : A subfamily of Amaranthaceae that includes beets, spinach, quinoa, and their relatives. This subfamily contains several major food crops once grouped in a separate family.
Spinach : A leafy vegetable cultivated for its edible leaves and commonly eaten cooked or raw. Spinach is a familiar leafy crop within Amaranthaceae.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group : An international collaboration that publishes classification systems for flowering plants based on evolutionary evidence. Its classification treats the former Chenopodiaceae as part of Amaranthaceae.
Halophyte : A plant adapted to grow in soils or water with high salt concentrations. Several family members tolerate saline conditions, including saltbushes and some quinoa varieties.
Amaranthoideae : A subfamily of Amaranthaceae that includes many plants commonly called amaranths. It contains the namesake genus and many ornamental and grain-producing species.
Beet : A cultivated plant grown for its edible root, leaves, or sugar-rich storage root. Beets show the family’s range of useful root and leafy crops.
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