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Chinese spinach

Chinese spinach can mean any of several plants grown as leaf vegetables in China (among other places):

  • Amaranthus dubius, (), often bearing red or purple marks
  • Amaranthus tricolor
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris, "shepherd's purse", ()
  • Ipomoea aquatica (water spinach; 蕹菜; wèngcài) semi-aquatic with hollow stems and long, lance-shaped leaves. Known as kangkong in South-East Asia, sold as "Ong Choy" or "On Choy" in West Coast North American Chinese markets.
  • Malabar spinach, (落葵; luòkuí) with thick, succulent, heart-shaped leaves

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