Amaranthus
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Digitised Reference Slides
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Distribution
© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)Amaranth
Unarmed or spiny, annual, rarely perennial, monoecious herbs. Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, simple and entire or sinuate. Flowers unisexual. Bracts and 2 bracteoles present. Perianth segments (2-)3-5, free or connate at base, membranous. Fruit a capsule, indehiscent, rupturing irregularly or with a circumscissile lid. Seeds usually black and shining. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Amaranthaceae
- Taxonomic Completion
2.86%
3 of 105 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 4e920532-71f5-4aae-b0d2-d8bb317dd7a6
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility