| Accepted name: |
Amaranthus spinosus L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Spiny Amaranth
Thorny Amaranth
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| French names: |
Amarante épineuse
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HAMASP
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Used in many countries as wild vegetable and medicinal plant, however only seldom and sporadically cultivated (1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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