- Amaranthus blitum
Taxobox
name = "Amaranthus blitum"
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Amaranthaceae
genus = "Amaranthus "
species = "A. blitum"
binomial = "Amaranthus blitum"
binomial_authority = L."Amaranthus blitum", commonly called purple amaranth is an annual plant species in economically-important plant family
Amaranthaceae .Native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in other parts of the world including much of eastern North America. [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMBL2] Although weedy, it is eaten in many parts of the world.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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* [http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Amaranthus+blitum&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on "Amaranthus blitum"]
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