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A plant (Amaranthus cruentus): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1797, after J. Ihle.

Amaranthus spinosus L.: flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

A species of the genus Amaranthus: flowering stem with separate part of stem, leaf, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Joseph's Coat (Amaranthus tricolor L.): leafy shoot with flowers, separate male and female flower and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c. 1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.

A variegated plant (Amaranthus cultivar): leafy stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

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Amaranths

Images from the collections

Images about Amaranths

Works from the collections

Amaranthus spinosus L.: flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

A plant (Amaranthus cruentus): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1797, after J. Ihle.

A variegated plant (Amaranthus cultivar): leafy stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

Joseph's Coat (Amaranthus tricolor L.): leafy shoot with flowers, separate male and female flower and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c. 1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.

A species of the genus Amaranthus: flowering stem with separate part of stem, leaf, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Amaranths

Images from the collections

Images about Amaranths

Works from the collections

Amaranthus spinosus L.: flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

A plant (Amaranthus cruentus): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1797, after J. Ihle.

A variegated plant (Amaranthus cultivar): leafy stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

Joseph's Coat (Amaranthus tricolor L.): leafy shoot with flowers, separate male and female flower and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c. 1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.

A species of the genus Amaranthus: flowering stem with separate part of stem, leaf, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

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