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Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a leafy green flowering plant native to Central and Western Asia, in the family Amaranthaceae. It is an annual, occasionally biennial, plant that grows up to about 30 centimeters tall, with alternate, simple leaves ranging from ovate to triangular. The plant is dioecious, so an individual bears either male or female flowers, which are small, green and wind-pollinated. Spinach originated in ancient Persia roughly 2,000 years ago and later spread to India and China; today its leaves are eaten fresh, cooked, or preserved by canning, freezing or dehydration, and its naturally high oxalate content can be reduced by blanching. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Spinacia oleracea 6

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 7

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Source Wikidata: Spinach

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Sources

1. Spinach (Wikipedia)

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Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a leafy green flowering plant native to Central and Western Asia.

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2. GBIF Species API

GBIF Species APIView the Source

3. Plants For A Future: Spinacia oleracea

Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses

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It has been used in the treatment of urinary calculi.

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Spinacia oleracea

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"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Caryophyllales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Wikipedia: Spinach

WikipediaWikidata Q81464 (P225 taxon name)View the Source

7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Spinacia oleracea

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3083647, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Spinach

Child Taxon Of: Amaranthaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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