GREEN Amaranth (Green Variety) Bush greens,Careless Greens, Amaranthus, tete pupa, pigweed, , alefo, efo, bayam, Chinese Spinach), 500 seeds

Amaranth leaves and stems are commonly eaten after cooking in a manner similar to spinach. There are four main species which are cultivated as vegetables; A. cruentus, A. blitum, A. dubius, and A. tricolor. Several species, such as A caudentis, A. cruentis and A. hypochondriacus are grown as a grain crop in places such as Mexico, Nepal and India and are used to produce cereals and snacks.
These Amaranth are from Ghana. It is also the variety from Liberia which is Called Careless greens. Stems are green instead of red.
Vegetables amaranth are probably the most widely eaten boiled greens through out Africa. The leaves and plants are excellent vegetables with soft texture and mild flavor.