Pan India Bouquets

Amaranthus graecizans L.

Family : Amaranthaceae
(Amaranth Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
Synonym(s) : Amaranthus angustifolius M.Bieb. ex Willd.; Amaranthus blitum var. graecizans (L.) Moq.; Amaranthus graecizans var. normalis Kuntze; Amaranthus graecizans var. pachytepalus Aellen; Amaranthus hierichuntinus Vis.; Amaranthus paolii Chiov.; Amaranthus roxburghianus var. aschersonianus (Thell.) N.C.Nair; Amaranthus tenuifolius Willd.; Blitum graecizans (L.) Moench; Galliaria graecizans (L.) Nieuwl.; Glomeraria graecizans (L.) Cav.; Mengea tenuifolia (Willd.) Moq.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Amaranthus graecizans L.
Common name : Prostrate Amaranth, Mediterranean amaranth, Short-tepalled pigweed
Vernacular name : Denga (Assamese)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Along drains, gravelly soil
Flower, Fruit : May-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Indian Subcontinent, Angola and Austria, Belgium, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, Germany, Hungary, Krym, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northwest European R, Romania, Sardegna, South Australia, Switzerland, Tasmania, Turkmenistan, Victoria, Western Sahara
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 204
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Amaranthus graecizans. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.

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