Taxonomy: Fam. Amaranthaceae// Genus: Amaranthus// Species: Amaranthus retroflexus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1995).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Mexico; introduced in the rest of the world according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Disturbed ground, near footpaths and roads, in and near settlements.
Flowering period: Late summer – fall: AUG, SEP, OCT, (NOV).
Amaranthus retroflexus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence., Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – close-up of inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – habit. “Kochanska” River near Kochani, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River near Kochani, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River near Kochani, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River near Kochani, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River near Kochani, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River near Kochani, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus retroflexus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River near Kochani, 21.11.2021. 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.
