• Common name : Tampala
• Scientific name : Amaranthustricolor
• Family : Amaranthaceae
• Native land : South Central Mexico
It is an annual or short-lived perennial plant. Amaranth now has worldwide distribution. The amaranth plant is a grain and greens crop plant. The plant develops long flowers, which can be upright or trailing depending on the variety. The flowers are used to produce the amaranth grain, while the leaves can be used as amaranth greens. Amaranth is excellent raw in salads, used as a steamed vegetable, and included in soups and stews. Amaranthus tricolour bears large leaves in brilliant shades of red, yellow, bronze and green on handsome plants reaching up to 6 feet high.
