Amaranthus deflexus L.

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Family: AMARANTHACEAE

Genus: Amaranthus

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

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

Characteristics: This is a herb with postrate branches with small, triangular leaves. It forms spikes more or less at the upper part of the plant. It can be differentiated from other Amaranthus because of its small size, even though it is a perennial plant. Like all the species of its genus, it lives in very disturbed, even urban, terrains. It flowers in autumn. It is a plant introduced from South America.