Amaranthus deflexus
Low Amaranth, Spreading Amaranth at Watson, ACT
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| Amaranthus deflexus | abread111 | 7 Mar 2025 | |
| Amaranthus deflexus | abread111 | 7 Mar 2025 | |
| Amaranthus albus | Tapirlord | 6 Mar 2025 | |
| Amaranthus sp. | MPW | 6 Mar 2025 |
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Possibly an Amaranthus species, herbaceous plant growing as a ground cover flat weed, about 0.5sqm coverage, leaves around 10x5cm in size, distinctive bunched inflorescence and seed pods. Several Amaranthus species are cultivated as a vegetable similar to spinach, so this could be a Weedy garden escape ?
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7 Mar 2025
Ok, Thanks Barb, I read through the various comments and discussion for your previous sighting of this Amaranth sp. Interesting to see that the location is almost exactly the same. As I wasn't 100% sure that it was a weed, so I left it in situ. I will go back and remove the plant off site. Will try to get most of the seeds, which were already mature and spreading around.
7 Mar 2025
Despite being a potentially troublesome weed, Amaranths have a long history of human cultivation, variously described as a a "super food", ancient grain (seed harvesting), and nutritious Spinach substitute.... But obviously it doesn't belong in a Nature reserve... Link of interest:
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.167189-35.228856
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2025 11:09 AM Recorded on
- MPW Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Amaranthus deflexus Scientific name
- Low Amaranth, Spreading Amaranth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 638m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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6 / 7
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