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Amaranthus albus L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Amaranthus L. (ヒユ)
Himeshirobiyu (ヒメシロビユ), prostrate pigweed or tumble pigweed
Lifeform: annual forb
Distribution: the tropical Americans (exotic to Japan)

Category B in Hokkaido Blue List 2010

Habitat: widespread weed on ruderal habitats, e.g., waste ground, cultivated areas, disturbed sites, roadsides, and railroads

Field training on integrated environmental research (統合環境調査法実習)

HUSTEP: Plants and Plant communities in Japan (flora list)

Flower: monoecious, male and female organs are produced in different flowers on the same plant
Synonyms:

Amaranthus albus L. var. pubescens (Uline et Bray) Fernald
Amaranthus graecizans auct. non L. p. p.
Amaranthus graecizans L. var. pubescens Uline et Bray
Amaranthus pubescens (Uline et Bray) Rydb.

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Amaranthus albus in Hokkaido


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[1] a patch. [2] a shoot. [3] top of a shoot. [1-3] in a parking lot, northern Hokkaido, on September 13 2010.

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