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Amaranthus clementii

(Amaranthus clementii)

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Description

Amaranthus clementii is a flowering plant of the amphibious family . This species was first described by Domin. In 1921. Amaranthus, collectively known as amaranth, is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants. Some amaranth species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals, and ornamental plants. Most of the Amaranthus species are summer annual weeds and are commonly referred to as pigweed. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in summer or autumn. Approximately 60 species are recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple, through red and green to gold. Members of this genus share many characteristics and uses with members of the closely related genus Celosia. "Amaranth" derives from Greek --------- (am-rantos), "unfading", with the Greek word for "flower", ----- (-nthos), factoring into the word's development as amaranth. The more accurate amarant is an archaic variant.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Amaranthaceae
Genus:Amaranthus
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