Mat Amaranth (Amaranthus blitoides)

Family: Amaranthaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Leaves are a substitute for spinach and eaten raw or cooked. They are rich in vitamins and minerals. Naturalized in temperate North America, South America and Eurasia. Common names include: mat amaranth, prostrate pigweed, procumbent pigweed, prostrate amaranth, or matweed.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Rich in vitamins and minerals, it is used as a spinach. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Rich in vitamins and minerals, it is used as a spinach.; The leaves can be dried and used as a winter food.; Seed - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

A weed of disturbed and waste ground. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)