Amaranthus Amaranthus, L.

12. A. lividus L. View in CoL View at ENA , Sp. Pl. 990 (1753)

( A. blitum L. ).

Stems up to 80 cm, procumbent to erect, glabrous. Leaves rhombic- to orbicular-ovate, with light or dark spots on the upper surface, sub-truncate or emarginate, the margin often undulate. Inflorescence of axillary cymose clusters, forming a dense, more or less leafless spike towards the apex. Bracteoles Vi as long as the perianth, ovate with wide base, acute. Perianth-segments 3(-5), oblong-linear to spathulate. Fruit feebly rugose, without green veins, indéhiscent or dehiscing irregularly. Seeds almost as large as fruit. S. Europe, introduced and sometimes naturalized elsewhere. Al Az Bu Cr Ga Gr Hs It Ju Lu Sa Si Tu [Au Be Da Fe Ge Ho Hu Po Rm Rs (B, C, W, K, E) Su].