Amaranthus blitum
emarginatus
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Cnr Lanner/Teviotdale Ave, Borrowdale Common
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Cnr Lanner/Teviotdale Ave, Borrowdale Common
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Cnr Lanner/Teviotdale Ave, Borrowdale Common
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Near People's Building, Mzuzu
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Near People's Building, Mzuzu
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Near People's Building, Mzuzu
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near People's Building, Mzuzu
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near People's Building, Mzuzu
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| Synonyms: |
Amaranthus adscendens Loisel. subsp. polygonoides (Moq.) Priszter Amaranthus lividus L. var. polygonoides (Moq.) Thell. Amaranthus lividus L. subsp. polygonoides (Moq.) Probst Euxolus viridis (L.) Moq. var. polygonoides Moq. |
| Common names: | Pigweed (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb, prostrate, decumbent or ascending. Stem simple or branching from the base, more or less angular, mostly glabrous. Leaves on long petioles, ovate, mostly glabrous, distinctly emarginate at the apex. Flowers in terminal and axillary spikes, green, male and female flowers intermixed. Fruit a very small, subglobular, compressed capsule, exceeding the perianth. |
| Type location: |
Brazil |
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| Habitat: | In disturbed areas. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in warm temperate and tropical regions of New and Old Worlds |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 16. as A. lividus subsp. polygonoides Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 45. Townsend, C.C. (1988). Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 48 - 59. as A. lividus subsp. polygonoides (Includes a picture). Troupin, G. (1978). Amaranthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 238 - 239. as A. lividus subsp. polygonoides (Includes a picture). |
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