Marog vs. Spinach — What's the Difference?

(South African) Any of several edible plants of the Amaranthus genus, used locally in South Africa as spinach.

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a leafy green flowering plant native to central and western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae.

An edible Asian plant of the goosefoot family, with large dark green leaves which are widely eaten as a vegetable.

An annual plant (Spinacia oleracea) native to southwest Asia, widely cultivated for its succulent edible leaves.

The leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.

Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleraceae is.

Chinese spinach, red spinach (Amaranthus dubius)

Malabar spinach red vine spinach, creeping spinach, climbing spinach, vine spinach, buffalo spinach, Ceylon spinach (Basella alba)

(Atriplex hortensis)

(Brassica juncea)

New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides, syn. Tetragonia expansa)

(Gynura bicolor)

(Alternanthera sissoo)

(Chenopodium capitatum)

Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)

(South Africa) wild spinach, African spinach (various nightshade, legume, and Cucurbitaceae species)

, perpetual spinach (Beta vulgaris: chard)

(Cleome serrulata)

Lincolnshire spinach (Blitum bonus-henricus, syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus: Good King Henry)

, mountain spinach (Atriplex spp., Chenopodium rubrum)

(Rumex acetosa: common sorrel, garden sorrel)

Tree spinach:

(Claytonia perfoliata, syn. Montia perfoliata)

Plants with spinach-like leaves that are noxious in some way

(Emex australis), which bears thorny seeds

(Trianthema triquetra)

Plants with spinach-like leaves that have medicinal use

, Mollucan spinach (Gynura nepalensis)

A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the Goosefoot family.

Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves

Dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads