Amaranthus graecizans
| Amaranthus graecizans | |
|---|---|
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| Leaves | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amaranthus |
| Species: | A. graecizans |
| Binomial name | |
| Amaranthus graecizans L. | |
Amaranthus graecizans, the Mediterranean amaranth[1] or short-tepalled pigweed,[2] is an annual species in the botanical family Amaranthaceae. It is native to Africa, southern Europe and Asia east to India and Central Asia.[3] It is naturalized in North America.
More general common names include tumbleweed and pigweed.<ref "name=Lyons1900">Albert Brown Lyons (1900). Plant Names, Scientific and Popular: Including in the Case of Each Plant the Correct Botanical Name in Accordance with the Reformed Nomenclature, Together with Botanical and Popular Synonyms. Detroit: Nelson, Baker & Co. p. 630. page 27</ref>
The edible leaves are used as a vegetable throughout Africa.[4]
References
- ↑ "Amaranthus graecizans". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Amaranthus graecizans". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
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