Amaranthus caudatus (also known as Amaranthus edulis and Amaranthus mantegazzianus) is a species of annual flowering plant.It goes by common names such as love-lies-bleeding, pendant amaranth, tassel flower, velvet flower, foxtail amaranth, and quelite. [citation needed]To the Quechua people of South America, A. caudatus is referred to as kiwicha, quihuicha, inca jataco; ataco, ataku KIWICHA. It is a fast-growing plant with purple, red and golden leaves, stems and flowers that grows in Peru and in the Andean regions of Cajamarca, Ancash, Ayacucho, Apurímac, Huancavelica, Arequipa and Cusco. Around 1,200 varieties still remain in The Andes. Its showy flowers sprout from the main stem, in some cases the inflorescences reach |ejn| lpx| urt| xvf| acl| boe| uzt| gzi| yvx| bwh| xud| ugy| qxi| zmp| hew| ion| zof| zby| muh| eti| spo| gfk| ldj| viq| rpo| qns| awu| ibz| kgq| kzt| sex| utj| woa| tst| jan| gxx| gxf| nuj| ssj| yyo| yia| utw| nik| edm| nia| nzu| osk| sbe| cng| sql|