Amaranthus deflexus L., it is a procumbent perennial plant, up to 40 cm, densely puberulent in the upper part. Leaves 3-5 cm, rhombic-ovate, obtuse; margin finely undulate. Inflorescence usually dense, terminal, spicate, becoming interrupted and leafy towards the base. Bracteoles 1/3-1/2 as long as the perianth, ovate, wide at the base, mucronate. Perianth-segments 2 or 3, 1.2-1.5 mm, linear to oblong-spathulate. Capsule ellipsoid, sometimes constricted above, 1.75-3 mm, obviously exceeding the perianth, scarcely compressed, smooth, indehiscent or irregularly rupturing at maturity. Seeds compressed-ellipsoid, c. 1-1.2 x 0.7-0.8 mm, black, shining and almost smooth, with a duller, slightly roughened border.
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