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2299.000 Amaranthus
Description of the genus
Unarmed or spiny, annual, rarely perennial, monoecious herbs. Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, simple and entire or sinuate. Flowers unisexual. Bracts and 2 bracteoles present. Perianth segments (2-)3-5, free or connate at base, membranous. Fruit a capsule, indehiscent, rupturing irregularly or with a circumscissile lid. Seeds usually black and shining. Worldwide: 60 species, in both tropical and temperate zones Caprivi: 3 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| hybridus L.[Agg] | Description, Image |
| spinosus L. | Description, Image |
| thunbergii Moq. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Amaranthus
Flora of Zambia: Amaranthus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Amaranthus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AmaranthusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Amaranthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Amaranthus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Amaranthus
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iNaturalist: Amaranthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Amaranthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Amaranthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Amaranthus
Plants of the World Online: Amaranthus
Tropicos: Amaranthus
Wikipedia: Amaranthus
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