Taxonomy: Fam. Amaranthaceae// Genus: Amaranthus// Species: Amaranthus hybridus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Aellen in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1995).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from South Ontario to South America; 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). In the Osogovo region it is found as ruderal plant.
Habitat: Disturbed ground, roadsides, waste places, in and near settlements and other ruderal areas.
Flowering period: Fall: SEP, OCT, NOV.
Amaranthus hybridus – habit. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – habit. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – habit. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – habit. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – habit. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – upper part of stem with inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –inflorescence. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –stem with leaves. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –stem with leaves. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –stem with leaves. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –stems with leaves. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –stem with leaves. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –stem with leaf. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –stem with leaves. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –leaf. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus –leaf. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – adaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – adaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – abaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – abaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – stem. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – stem. Kochani, 27.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus hybridus – A: Inflorescense; B: stem with leaves. Scale in cm. C: bracts and perianths; D; perianth and E: bracts. Scale in mm. 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.
Amaranthus L. Aellen, P. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 109 – 110.
