Globe amaranth - belongs to an allied genus, Gomphrena, native to India. It is an annual from 40-80 cm high, with solitary round heads of flowers; the heads are violet from the colour of the bracts which surround the small flowers.
Purpleheart - also called "amaranth wood" is from the unrelated Peltogyne (Fabaceae). It has a unique dark purplish tone to it and is used decoratively.
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Amaranth grain is a crop of moderate importance in the Himalaya.
Amaranth was used in several Aztec ceremonies, where images of their gods (notably Huitzilopochtli) were made with amaranth mixed with honey.
Amaranth greens, also called Chinese spinach, hinn choy or yin tsoi (Simplified Chinese: 苋菜; Pinyin: xiàncài), callaloo, tampala, or quelite, are a common leaf vegetable throughout the tropics and in many warm temperate regions.
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