Species

Amaranthus deflexus

Etymology

Amaranthus: From the Greek a- 'without' or 'lacking' and maraino 'to fade', meaning unfading and referring to the durability of the flowers of some species

Common Name(s)

prostrate amaranth

Family

Amaranthaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

AMADEF

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Green

Year Naturalised

1896

Origin

Probably tropical America

This page last updated on 5 May 2011