Amaranth is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants.
=== Species ===Species include:=== Etymology ==="Amaranth" derives from Greek  (amrantos), "unfading", with the Greek word for "flower",  (nthos), factoring into the word's development as amaranth, the unfading flower
=== Leaves, roots, and stems ===Amaranth species are cultivated and consumed as a leaf vegetable in many parts of the world

