Amaranthus blitoides Watson, S.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: AMARANTHACEAE

Genus: Amaranthus

Catalan common name: Blet.

Spanish common name: BLedo, breo, hebreo.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Disturbed zones and cultivated fields.

Characteristics: This is a greatly branched herb that is normally stretched out along the ground. The leaves are relatively small and often have a white mark on them. It is a species which was introduced from North America but which is now very frequent on roads and at the edges of fields.