Amaranthus blitoides

Taxonomy:       

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

             

Synonym:

Amaranthus aragonensis 

Galliaria blitoides
Amaranthus blitoides var. densifolius

 

 How to identify it?

Amaranthus blitoides is an annual dicotyledonous plant known as the mat in Algeria of the family Amaranthaceae, an invasive species with creeping stems branching from the base that are often reddish, 0.40 cm high. Leaves are oval in shape, flowers are greenish, fruits are spherical capsules with black seeds. Shiny, it is native to North America and North Africa. It is resistant to herbicides.

 

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Annual	10 to 40 c m	July to October	0-1300 m

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Unknown	Green	Very common	No

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Lahsira		Prostrate pigweed	Amarante fausse blite	Mat Amaranth

 

Related species:

§  Amaranthus blitoides

§  Amaranthus blitum

§  Amaranthus caudatus

§  Amaranthus cruentus

§  Amaranthus deflexus

§  Amaranthus graecizans

§  Amaranthus graecizans subsp. silvestris

§  Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hybridus

§  Amaranthus retroflexus

§  Amaranthus viridis