Flora

Amaranthus albus L.

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Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: Mar-May

General Appearance

Amaranthus albus L., it is an annual plant up to 20-80 cm, glabrous, very branched in pyramid, with white stem as well as rigid branches, spreading or curved; small leaves, obovate or lanceolate, sometimes notched; pale green flowers, in small glomerules, often geminate, all axillary, leaves and spread even at the top; awl-shaped bracts, spinescent, exceeding the perianth with 3 awl-shaped sepals; 3 stamens; small fruit, very rough, shorter than the perianth, 5 opening crosswise.

Leaves

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Flowers

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Fruits

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Life Form

Phytochoria

Cosm. The native range of this species is S. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico. Notes: Introduced in Libya.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Tripoli 1967, 1977

Benghazi Plain:

Wadi El Ghattara 2010

Qibla area:

Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Notes

Introduced in Libya.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327388-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/327388-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000530018, https://www.gbif.org/species/7905507, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/131368/amaranthus-albus-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/52.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_amaranthusalbus.php, https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Amaranthus+albus, https://www.floraofqatar.com/amaranthus_albus.htm, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=538, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/amaranthus/albus/

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Amaranthaceae Vol. (42) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest:

El Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F. M., Lamlom, S. H (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 39-47.

https://docplayer.net/75475456-Preliminary-checklist-for-the-flora-of-wadi-el-ghattara-in-libya-abstract-introduction-materials-and-methods-results-and-discussion.html

Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic)