- Amaranthus blitoides
Taxobox
name = "Amaranthus blitoides"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Amaranthaceae
genus = "Amaranthus "
species = "A. blitoides"
binomial = "Amaranthus blitoides"
binomial_authority = S.Wats."Amaranthus blitoides", commonly called Prostate amaranth, Matweed, or Mat amaranth, is a
glabrous annual plants species. It usually grows up to 0.6 m, though it may grow up to 1 m (3 feet). It flowers in the summer to fall.It is believed to have been a native of the central or eastern United States, but it has naturalized in almost all of temperate
North America . It has also naturalized inSouth America andEurasia . Some authorities list it as aninvasive species .The seeds of "Amaranthus blitoides" were used as a food source by a number of Native American groups. [ [http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Amaranthus+blitoides UMich Ethnobotany] ]
References
* ISBN 0-89672-614-2
External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?290,294,297 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200006979 Scientific and Taxonomic Information]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMBL Distribution in U.S.]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Amaranthus+blitoides Photo gallery]
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