light pinky purple Amaranthus is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths.[1] Some amaranth species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals, and ornamental plants. Most of the Amaranthus species are summer annual weeds and are commonly referred to as pigweeds.[2] Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in summer or autumn.[3] Amaranth varies in flower, leaf, and stem color with a range of striking pigments from the spectrum of maroon to crimson and can grow longitudinally from