Family: Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus paniculatus
Citation:
L., Sp. Pl. edn 2:1406 (1763).
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: Redshank, fox tail.
Description:
Glabrous or sparsely pubescent erect annual under 1 m high; leaves elliptic to ovate, acute, 2-17 cm long (incl. petiole).
Flowers in erect cylindrical spikes in leaf axils and the terminal one 6-10 mm thick and often with short branches towards the base, reddish; bracts and bracteoles ovate, the acuminate apex spinescent, usually 4-5 mm long, one to one and a half times as long as the perianth; perianth-segments 4 or 5, lanceolate, acute to acuminate, scarious.
Fruit smooth, shorter than the perianth, circumsciss.
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Distribution:
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Probably originated in cultivation in Europe.
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Conservation status:
naturalised
Flowering time: March — Aug.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Taxonomic notes:
Very similar to A. cruentus and often treated as a variety of it. A. caudatus L. is another cultivated red-flowered species which occurs as an occasional garden escape.
Author:
Not yet available
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