Taxonomy: Fam. Amaranthaceae// Genus: Amaranthus// Species: Amaranthus deflexus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1995).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to South America, from Bolivia to southern South America; introduced in other parts of the world according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Disturbed ground- alongside roads, cultivated land, gardens, orchards, in and near settlements.
Flowering period: Late summer – fall: AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV.
Amaranthus deflexus – habit. Kochani, 21.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Amaranthus deflexus – habit. Kochani, 21.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – habit. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – habit. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – habit. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – habit. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – habit. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – habit. Kochani, 18.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – flowering stems with inflorescences. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – flowering stems with inflorescences. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – inflorescence. Kochani, 18.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – inflorescence. Kochani, 18.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus –inflorescences. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – inflorescence. Kochani, 21.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – inflorescence. Kochani, 21.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – inflorescence. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – inflorescence. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 21.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – leaves. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – stem with leaves. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – leaf. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – leaf. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – leaf. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – leaf. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – leaf. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – abaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – abaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – abaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – stem. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus deflexus – stem. Kochani, 30.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Amaranthus L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 401 – 408.
