Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution
Geogr. District
- Golan (Rare)
- Hula Plain (Common)
- Upper Galilee (Rare)
- Lower Galilee (Rare)
- Kinnroth Valley (V. Common)
- Mt. Carmel (V. Rare)
- Esdraelon Plain (Common)
- Mt. Gilboa (V. Rare)
- Bet Shean Valley (Common)
- Coastal Galilee (V. Rare)
- Acco Plain (Common)
- Coast of Carmel (V. Rare)
- Sharon Plain (Common)
- Philistean Plain (V. Common)
- Samaria (Common)
- Samarian Desert (V. Rare)
- Lower Jordan Valley (V. Rare)
- Shefela (Common)
- Judean Mountains (Common)
- Northern Negev (Common)
- Western Negev (V. Rare)
- Negev Highlands (V. Rare)
- Arava Valley (Rare)
- Edom (Rare)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
Family
Additional Names
- English:
- Hairy o. redroot amaranth; pigweed
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- יַרְבּוּז מֻפְשָׁל
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- annual
- Spinescence:
- absent
- Succulence:
- non-succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- ephemeral
- Petal or tepal color:
- green
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Staminate and pistillate flowers (monoecious)
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- August, October, July, June, May, November, September
- Leaf arrangement:
- alternate (one leaf per node)
- Leaf Type:
- entire
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- smooth
- Stipule:
- absent
- Habitat:
- Cultivated areas (weeds)
- Chorotype:
- Plurireginalbor-trop
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- glycophyte
- Synanthrop:
- obligate synanthropic
Taxonomy
- Superdivision:
- Spermatophyta
- Division:
- Angiospermae
- Class:
- Dicotyledoneae
- Family:
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus:
- Amaranthus
Amaranthus retroflexus in the Botanic Library
