Amaranthus graecizans
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| Amaranthus graecizans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amaranthus |
| Species: | A. graecizans |
| Binomial name | |
| Amaranthus graecizans L. |
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Amaranthus graecizans is an African[citation needed] species in the botanical family Amaranthaceae. It is naturalized in North America.
Common names include tumbleweed and pigweed.[1]
The edible leaves are used as a vegetable throughout Africa.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Albert Brown Lyons (1900). Plant Names, Scientific and Popular: Including in the Case of Each Plant the Correct Botanical Name in Accordance with the Reformed Nomenclature, Together with Botanical and Popular Synonyms. Nelson, Baker & Co.. pp. 630. http://books.google.com/books?id=bDgXAAAAYAAJ. page 27
- ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
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