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    Amaranthus blitum  L.    
 

Fam.: Amaranthaceae / Amaranth Fam.  

Synon.:  Amaranthus lividus  L.

Genus:  Amaranthus  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Amaranthus:   a-maraino = I don't fade
   blitum:   Roman plant name
   lividus:   lead-grey
 

Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 13.7.2009
Fig. 1:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 13.7.2009
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 13.7.2009
Fig. 2:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 13.7.2009
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 13.7.2009
Fig. 3:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 13.7.2009
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 13.7.2009
Fig. 4:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 13.7.2009
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Fig. 5:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Fig. 6:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Fig. 7:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Fig. 8:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Fig. 9:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Fig. 10:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Fig. 11:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Fig. 12:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Fig. 13:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Fig. 14:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Fig. 15:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 12.9.2013
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 29.9.2015
Fig. 16:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed (another site)
D Mannheim 29.9.2015
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 29.9.2015
Fig. 17:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 29.9.2015
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Mannheim 29.9.2015
Fig. 18:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Mannheim 29.9.2015
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Maxdorf 18.10.2018
Fig. 19:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Maxdorf 18.10.2018
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Maxdorf 18.10.2018
Fig. 20:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Maxdorf 18.10.2018
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Neckargemünd 24.8.2006
Fig. 21:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Neckargemünd 24.8.2006
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Neckargemünd 24.8.2006
Fig. 22:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Neckargemünd 24.8.2006
Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed, D Neckargemünd 24.8.2006
Fig. 23:  Amaranthus blitum / Guernsey Pigweed, Purple Pigweed
D Neckargemünd 24.8.2006

 


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