Species
Livid amaranth
Amaranthus blitum
Varieties
1 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red edible AmarantBSI-B20085 | — |
| Details |
Amaranthus blitum is an annual in Amaranthaceae. Its low to ascending habit and the notch at the leaf tip help distinguish it from taller, more upright amaranths.
Flowers and foliage
Small flowers occur in compact axillary clusters, with further clustering towards the stem tip. Foliage and habit are therefore useful identification features alongside the seed-reference name.
Annual habit and listed red reference
Red Edible Amarant is the catalogue’s named seed reference for resellers.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Amaranthus blitum
- Common names
- Livid amaranth; Purple amaranth
- Synonyms
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- Albersia arenaria Schur; Albersia ascendens Fourr.; Albersia blitum Kunth; Albersia livida Kunth; Amaranthus adscendens auct.; Amaranthus albus Rodschied ex F.Dietr.; Amaranthus alius K.Krause; Amaranthus ascendens Loisel.; Amaranthus berchtoldii Seidl ex Opiz; Amaranthus blitonius St.-Lag.; Amaranthus blitum var. ascendens (Loisel.) DC.; Amaranthus blitum var. polygonoides Moq.; Amaranthus diffusus Dulac; Amaranthus graecizans var. blitum (L.) Kuntze; Amaranthus lividus Hook.f.; Amaranthus lividus L.; Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Wacht.; Amaranthus lividus subsp. lividus; Amaranthus lividus var. polygonoides (Moq.) Thell.; Amaranthus minor Gray; Amaranthus mucronatus Poir.; Amaranthus oleraceus L.; Amaranthus oleraceus Rodschied; Amaranthus pallidus M.Bieb.; Amaranthus polygonoides Zoll. ex Moq.; Amaranthus prostratus T.Bastard; Amaranthus ruderalis Koch ex Moq.; Amaranthus tenuiflorus Fisch. ex Moq.; Amaranthus viridis All.; Blitum maius Scop.; Euxolus alius (E.H.L.Krause) E.H.L.Krause; Euxolus ascendens (Loisel.) H.Hara; Glomeraria blitum (L.) Cav.
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Species
- Amaranthus blitum