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Boggabri weed

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Scientific Name
Amaranthus mitchellii
Pest Alias
Mitchell's amaranth, Boggabri weed, Dwarf Amaranth
Kingdom:
Plantae
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Subphylum:
Angiospermae
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:
Amaranthoideae
Genus:
Amaranthus
Species:
Amaranthus mitchellii

Amaranthus mitchellii is commonly known as Mitchell's amaranth[1] or boggabri weed. It is from the family Amaranthaceae. It is a generally useful plant and is said to be "edible".[2]

Care and habitats

These plants require sandy and moist soil and full sunlight.[2]

Location

The plant is found mainly in Australia, in Queensland and Victoria.[2]

Characteristics

As an annual, it grows up to 0.5 m in height. It is pollinated by wind and is self-fertile.[2]

Uses

Amaranthus mitchellii is edible, and can be used as dye. Germination is very quick.[2]

References

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pfaf". Retrieved June 1, 2012.

 

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Boggabri weed

Amaranthus mitchellii
Scientific Name
Amaranthus mitchellii
Pest Alias
Mitchell's amaranth, Boggabri weed, Dwarf Amaranth
Kingdom:
Plantae
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Subphylum:
Angiospermae
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:
Amaranthoideae
Genus:
Amaranthus
Species:
Amaranthus mitchellii

Amaranthus mitchellii is commonly known as Mitchell's amaranth[1] or boggabri weed. It is from the family Amaranthaceae. It is a generally useful plant and is said to be "edible".[2]

Care and habitats

These plants require sandy and moist soil and full sunlight.[2]

Location

The plant is found mainly in Australia, in Queensland and Victoria.[2]

Characteristics

As an annual, it grows up to 0.5 m in height. It is pollinated by wind and is self-fertile.[2]

Uses

Amaranthus mitchellii is edible, and can be used as dye. Germination is very quick.[2]

References

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pfaf". Retrieved June 1, 2012.

 

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Amaranthus mitchellii", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.