Amaranthus graecizans L., Sp. Pl. 990 1753. (syn: Amaranthus angustifolius Lam.; Amaranthus graecizans var. latifolia Frenzel; Amaranthus graecizans var. pachytepalus Aellen; Amaranthus roxburghianus H. W. Kung);
Submission of Amaranthus graecizans : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Plant name: Amaranthus graecizans L., Sp. Pl. 990. 1753. Ver. names: Tumble weed, pig weed (Eng.) Family: Amaranthaceae Description: Annual herb, prostrate, branched from the base; plants glabrous. Leaves spiral; variable, lamina rhomboid-ovate or linear-lanceolate or linear, 2-4 × 0.5-2 cm, acute, cuneate at the base, glaucous green. Flowers all in axillary cymose clusters, male and female intermixed, males in the upper whorls. Perianth segments 3, 2-3mm. Stamens 3 in males. Stigmas 3, slender, flexuose in females. Capsule subglobose 2mm, usually strongly wrinkled. Seeds shining, compressed, black, faintly reticulate. Habitat & location: Occasional in the rock crevices in hilly areas. Use: The leaves are used as leafy vegetable. Thanks, ..., for a new addition to efi. |
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