Amaranthus graecizans
Mediterranean Amaranth
Also known as: Amaranthus blitum Baker & Clarke +5 more
- Amaranthus blitum Baker & Clarke
- Amaranthus graecizans var. latifolia Frenzel
- Amaranthus graecizans var. normalis Kuntze
- Amaranthus graecizans var. silvester Asch.
- Amaranthus roxburgianus var. aschersonianus (Thell.) N.C.Nair
- Amaranthus thellungianus Nevski ex Vassilcz.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Amaranthus graecizans (commonly known as Mediterranean Amaranth) is an annual belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Jersey, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northwest European Russia, Romania, South Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tasmania, Victoria, Wake I., Western Sahara
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms