Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae) - Amaranto spinoso - Spiny amaranth

Amaranthus spinosus L. [1753, Sp. Pl. : 991]

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Amaranthus spinosus L.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Amaranthus spinosus L.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Caryophyllidae
Order / Ordine: Caryophyllales
Family / Famiglia: Amaranthaceae

Genus / Genere: Amaranthus

Species / Specie

Amaranthus albus L.

Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson

Amaranthus blitum L.

Amaranthus bouchonii Thell.

Amaranthus caudatus L.

Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.

Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. et Thev.) N. Terracc.

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Amaranthus deflexus L.

Amaranthus graecizans L.

Amaranthus lividus L.

Amaranthus muricatus Gillies

Amaranthus paniculatus L.

Amaranthus polygonoides L.

Amaranthus powellii S. Watson

Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Amaranthus spinosus L.

Amaranthus tricolor L.

Amaranthus viridis L.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Amaranto spinoso

English name: Spiny amaranth
US name: Spiny Amaranth
French name: épinard malabre
German name: dorniger Fuchsschwanz
Spanish name: espinaca de Malabar

Forma biologica: T scap
Periodo di fioritura: VI-X
Tipo corologico: Avv.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/300 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi: -

Images / Immagini

Amaranthus spinosus L.

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 3.

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Amaranthus spinosus L.
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Amaranthaceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti