Amaranthoideae

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Amaranthoideae
Amaranthus tricolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genera
Achyranthes Achyropsis Aerva Amaranthus Arthraerua Calicorema Celosia Centema Centrostachys Cyathula Hermbstaedtia Kyphocarpa Leucosphaera Marcelliopsis Nelsia Nothosaerva Pandiaka Psilotrichum Pupalia Sericocoma Sericorema

The Amaranthoideae is a subfamily of the Amaranthaceae.

The genera Amaranthus (the amaranths) and Celosia (the cockscombs) contain many ornamental species as well as species whose seeds are used as pseudo-cereals and leaves as leaf vegetables.