Amaranthus albus L.

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Family: AMARANTHACEAE

Genus: Amaranthus

Spanish common name: Bledo blanco. Taramago.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. 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. Cultivated fields.

Characteristics: A branchy Amaranthus, ordinarily found growing prostrate and with whitish stems. Leaves are very rigid and small, with an ondulate margin and a mucronate apex. Can be mistaken for Amaranthus blitoides, precisely because of the stem's whitish tones and other floral characteristics.

Observations: This is a much cited plant in the Balearic Islands although actually it's not very frequent, perhaps A. blitoides has been oft mistakenly identified as this species.