Amaranth hybridus   Green Amaranth

Amaranthus viridis whole Amaranthus viridis close

This was one of the gutter and pavement weeds on the streets of the villages in these parts and is very common in the north of Italy.

Lezzeno, near Lake Como, Italy 17th September 2008

Added as A. viridis on 15th October 2008, name corrected 25th October 2009, updated Feb 26th 2010, updated 19th Feb 2015

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