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= Botanical Description= Qañiwa is a herbaceous and annual plant. This species is a diploid with a chromosome number of 2n = 18. The plant grows to 20- 60 cm high and is therefore shorter than its close relative quinoa. There are two types of this species, which differ in their branching. Lasta shows high branching, whereas Saguia is characterized by few branching and its more erected growth. Qañiwa also vary from quinoa in its inflorescence and its flower traits. The inflorescene are situated on the terminal and axillar cimas. The flowers are small and without petals. There are three different types of flower. The hermaphrodite consists of both the staminate and the carpellate, whereby there are pistillate and male sterlile flowers. The fruits are small and dark, which contain brown or black seed with a diameter of 0.5 to 1.5 mm. The fruits are deciduous, which means that the seeds are lost spontaneously and dispersed. Once maturation is reached, the plants stem and leaves change in colour to yellow, red, green or purple.