Know Your Spinach! - 38 varieties and still counting!

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Spinach is an important vegetable green. It is a great source of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber.

As a terrace gardener, one tends to grow many types of spinach. Therefore a question arises as to how many types of spinach's out there.

Based on quick internet research, I have come up with 38 varieties globally. This list is not vetted scientifically, there may be scope for further rationalization, and may be there are more varieties to add to the list.

While most of the Spinach belong to the Spinacea Oleracia species, please note the "Other Types" mentioned at the end of the table. More such other types likely to emerge.

Please write in the comments to help improve the completeness and accuracy of the table below. Click the links for more info, especially the pictures you like to see. This article will be edited in future to refine the info as much possible with your help.

Now, the curiosity is how many of these are available in Bengaluru gardens.

Thanks to Noor Fathima, a convesration with her inspired this quick research and article.

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Spinach Type	Spinach Name	Web link(s) for more details	Scientific Name	Remarks
Savoy Spinach (Thick and deep crinkled leaves, hard to clean)	Hammerhead Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/hammerhead-f1-spinach-seed-3458.html?cgid=spinach	Spinacia oleracea
	Bloomsdale Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/bloomsdale-spinach-seed-3645.html?cgid=spinach	Spinacia oleracea
	Palco Spinach	https://www.premierseedsdirect.com/product/organic-spinach-palco-f1/	Spinacia oleracea
	Regiment Spinach	https://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-non-gmo-regiment-f1-spinach.html	Spinacia oleracea
Semi-Savoy Spinach (Less crinkled leaves)	Carmel Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/savoyed-leaf-spinach/carmel-f1-spinach-seed-665.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Emperor Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/savoyed-leaf-spinach/emperor-f1-spinach-seed-3913.html?cgid=savoyed-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Kookaburra Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/savoyed-leaf-spinach/kookaburra-f1-spinach-seed-3217.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Acadia Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/acadia-organic-f1-spinach-seed-3565G.html?cgid=spinach	Spinacia oleracea
	Tasman Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/vegetables/spinachprogram.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Reflect Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/savoyed-leaf-spinach/reflect-f1-spinach-seed-646X.html?cgid=savoyed-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Kolibri Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/savoyed-leaf-spinach/kolibri-f1-spinach-seed-3683.html?cgid=savoyed-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Teton Spinach	https://ferrymorse.com/products/spinach-teton-hybrid	Spinacia oleracea
	Indian Summer Spinach	https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/spinach/spinach-indian-summer-hybrid--prod099741.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Catalina Spinach (Baby Leaf Spinach)	https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/spinach/spinach-babys-leaf-hybrid-prod000893.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Tyee Spinach	https://www.weseeds.com/tyee-hybrid-spinach-seeds-p-2459.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Crocodile Spinach	https://hosstools.com/product/crocodile-spinach/	Spinacia oleracea
	Avon Spinach	https://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/avon-spinach-2538	Spinacia oleracea
	Tundra Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/savoyed-leaf-spinach/tundra-organic-f1-spinach-seed-3583G.html?cgid=savoyed-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Giant 157 H	https://gardenseedsandplants.com/spinach-giant-157-hybrid/	Spinacia oleracea
Smooth Leafed or Flat Leafed or Straight Leafed Spinach (Smooth and Flat Leaves)	Space Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/smooth-leaf-spinach/space-f1-spinach-seed-644.html?cgid=smooth-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Gazelle Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/smooth-leaf-spinach/gazelle-f1-spinach-seed-2550X.html?cgid=smooth-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Corvair Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/smooth-leaf-spinach/corvair-organic-f1-spinach-seed-2571G.html?cgid=smooth-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Flamingo Spinach (Arrowhead Spinach)	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/arrowhead-spinach-asian-leaf/flamingo-f1-spinach-seed-3914.html?cgid=arrowhead-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea	Summer delight spinach is a variation of arrowhead spinach, highly heat tolerant, slow to bolt.
	Red Kitten Spinach (Red Carnival Spinach)	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/smooth-leaf-spinach/red-kitten-f1-spinach-seed-3516.html?cgid=smooth-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Wood Pecker Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/smooth-leaf-spinach/woodpecker-f1-spinach-seed-644X.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Seaside Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/smooth-leaf-spinach/seaside-f1-spinach-seed-3927.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Renegade Spinach	https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/renegade-organic	Spinacia oleracea
	Lizard Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/smooth-leaf-spinach/lizard-f1-spinach-seed-4046.html?cgid=smooth-leaf-spinach#start=1	Spinacia oleracea
	Auroch Spinach	https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/vegetables/spinachprogram.html	Spinacia oleracea
	Anna Spinach	https://theseedsmaster.com/spinach-anna-h-spinacea-oleracea-vegetable-plant-hybrid-2g-0-07oz-300-seeds/	Spinacia oleracea
	Harmony Spinach	https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/193181/#b	Spinacia oleracea
	Bordeaux Spinach	https://www.kitchengardenseeds.com/spinach-bordeaux-red-stemmed.html	Spinacia oleracea
Other (The ones not fitting the the classification above and different species altogether)	Tree Spinach	https://www.billiontreesandbeyond.com/2020/04/new-day-dream-is-on-make-dent-in-global.html	Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
	Malabar Spinach - Green	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basella_alba	Basella alba
	Malabar Spinach - Red	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basella_alba	Basella alba
	Nela Basale	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talinum_fruticosum	Talinum fruticosum
	Forrest Spinach (KaanBasale)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkNe7pKR8ww	????
	New Zealand Spinach	https://harvesttotable.com/how_to_grow_new_zealand_spinac/	Tetragonia tetragoniodes