Biology:Amaranthus grandiflorus
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amaranthus |
| Species: | A. grandiflorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amaranthus grandiflorus (J.M.Black) J.M.Black
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Amaranthus grandiflorus is a species of Amaranthus found in Australia .
Description
Amaranthus grandiflorus is an annual plant, reaching up to 40 centimetres (16 in) tall. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, and up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in), with an acute tip. The flowers are clustered into inflorescences, borne in the axils. The petals are 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) long.[1]
Distribution and ecology
Amaranthus grandiflorus is found in Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.[2] It lives in inland areas, especially drier regions such as areas of red sand.[1]
Taxonomy
Amaranthus grandiflorus was originally described in 1923 by John McConnell Black as a variety of Amaranthus mitchellii.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Amaranthus grandiflorus (J.M.Black) J.M.Black". New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Amaranthus~grandiflorus. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Amaranthaceae" (PDF). Australian Plant Census. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. http://www.chah.gov.au/chah/apc/interim/Amaranthaceae.pdf. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ J. M. Black (1923). "Additions to the flora of South Australia no. 21". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 47: 367–370. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/108497#page/394/mode/1up.
External links
- Amaranthus grandiflorus, Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
Wikidata ☰ Q4740166 entry
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