Amaranthus standleyanus Parodi ex Covas

Amarante de Standley (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Amaranthus

Characteristics

An annual herb. It grows up to 70 cm high. The leaves are 2-8 cm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows up to 500 m above sea level.
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An infrequent casual of disturbed ground in Britain.
An infrequent casual in Britain.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The leaves are edible cooked. The seeds are ground into flour and cooked. CAUTION: This plant can accumulate nitrates if grown with high nitrogen inorganic fertilisers and these are poisonous.
Uses dye poison
Edible leaves seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) 19 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Amaranthus standleyanus world distribution map, present in Argentina, Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Switzerland, Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, Paraguay, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:59679-1
WFO ID wfo-0000530499
COL ID CH6V
BDTFX ID 4017
INPN ID 82024
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Synonyms

Amaranthus parodii Amaranthus standleyanus Amaranthus vulgatissimus var. sublanceolatus