slender amaranth
Family
AmaranthaceaeScientific Name
Amaranthus viridisOther Common Names:
green amaranth
Synonyms (former Scientific Names):
Amaranthus gracilis
Habit
Slender amaranth is a freely branching, monecious, summer annual that can reach 1m tall.
Leaves
Leaves are alternate with entire margins. They are normally 3-7cm long and ovate in shape.
Identifying Characteristics
Bracts are much shorter than flowers.
Flower Seed Head
The panicle is 1-2dm long. Seeds are black and circular with a sharp edge and 1mm in diameter.
Seed Fruit
The fruit is about 1.5mm long and wrinkled when dry.
Growth Habit
upright and nonwoody
Thorns or Spines
not present
Flower Symmetry
not symmetrical
Leaf Hairs
no hairs
Leaf Shape
oval
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Structure
simple
Leaf Stalk
shorter than leaf
Stem Hairs
no hairs
Stem Cross Section
round or oval
Milky Sap
not present
Root Structure
taproot
Life Cycle
summer annual
Ochrea
not present
Plant Type
Herb