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Need an ID, greens with red stem

 
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Looking for an ID on this plant, growing in a garden in Kansas City, edible greens, that's about all I know.

Doesn't look like the Malabar Spinach I have growing mine has very rounded leaves, but might be related.



Curious! Looks like it's growing well, I want to get seeds.
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Red variety of m spinach?

I grew it a couple of years but cannot stand the taste.
Leaf shape and shade seem to change with light exposure to some degree.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/malabar-spinach/growing-malabar-spinach.htm

Is quite pointed
 
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Interesting. I have both red and green Malabar this year, and both have super round leaves. Wonder if light/water/soil is a factor, that would explain why I can almost ID this plant but not swear to it.
 
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