− | '''Spinach''' (''Spinacia oleracea'') is an edible [[flowering plant]] in the family of [[Amaranthaceae]]. It is native to central and southwestern [[Asia]]. It is an [[annual plant]] (rarely [[biennial plant|biennial]]), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem. The [[flower]]s are inconspicuous, yellow-green, 3-4 mm diameter, maturing into a small, hard, dry, lumpy [[fruit]] cluster 5-10 mm across containing several [[seed]]s. | + | '''Spinach''' (''Spinacia oleracea'') is an edible [[flowering plant]] in the family of [[Amaranthaceae]]. It is native to central and southwestern [[Asia]]. It is an [[annual plant]] (rarely [[biennial plant|biennial]]), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem. The [[flower]]s are inconspicuous, yellow-green, 3-4 mm diameter, maturing into a small, hard, dry, lumpy [[fruit]] cluster 5-10 mm across containing several [[seed]]s. |