Published date of profile: Oct-2010.
Citation: Mifsud S., (Oct-2010) Amaranthus blitum on MaltaWildPlants.com

Species name :

Amaranthus blitum  L.

Synonyms :

Plant Family :

Amaranthaceae  Juss.
(Amaranth Family)

Common name(s) :

Purple Amaranth

Maltese name(s) :

Denb id-dib tal-qsari

Status for Malta :

Naturalised Alien. Not native, introduced in the last 500 years from foreign countries and now found naturalised throughout the Maltese islands

Frequency

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer life form: THEROPHYTE (Annuals)   
Germination: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection :

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book (Lanfranco, 1989)

Flowering Time :

May-Dec

Habitat :

Horticulture contaminant often in pots and gardens, but also escapes in waysides or field margins

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