Amaranthus graecizans

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophytes Class: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Amaranthus Species: A.graecizans

             

Synonym:

Amaranthus angustifolius Lam

Amaranthus angustifolius var. graecizans thell

Amaranthus blitum var. graecizans

Blitum graecizans

Glomeraria graecizans

Galliaria graecizans

 

Subspecies:

·        Amaranthus graecizans  subsp graecizans

·        Amaranthus graecizans  subsp sylvestris

·        Amaranthus graecizans  subsp thellungianus

 

 

How to identify it?

Amaranthus graecizans is an annual plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to Africa, the Mediterranean region, Asia. It is an erect branching plant that has simple leaves oval-shaped, sharp, green, alternate linear with a marginal apex. The height of the plant can reach 60 cm. We can note the superficial similarity with Amaranthus albus. and Amaranthus blitoides .

The flowers are very small, green, and collected in axillary glomeruli. The fruit is a capsule with a black disc-shaped bean, slightly convex in the central part. It has a diameter of 1 mm. It is black and shiny.

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Annual	10 to 60 cm	July to Oct	700  m

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Yes	Green	Common	No

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Qutayeff	Unknown	Prostrate pigweed/ Mediterranean amaranth	Amarante sauvage	Spreading pigweed

 

Related species:

§  Amaranthus blitoides

§  Amaranthus blitum

§  Amaranthus caudatus

§  Amaranthus cruentus

§  Amaranthus deflexus

§  Amaranthus graecizans

·        Amaranthus graecizans  subsp graecizans

·        Amaranthus graecizans  subsp sylvestris

·        Amaranthus graecizans  subsp thellungianus

 

§  Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hybridus

§  Amaranthus retroflexus

§  Amaranthus viridis

 

Another photos: Graecizans