Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Amaranthus deflexus
Amaranthus deflexus L.
Familia
AMARANTHACEAE
Bledo rastrero
Amaranthus deflexus, commonly known as creeping amaranth, is a plant species belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. It is native to South America, but is now naturalised in many temperate and subtropical regions around the world, where it often behaves as a highly resilient urban weed.
It is a short-lived perennial or annual herbaceous plant with prostrate or ascending (creeping) stems that are usually between 20 and 50 centimetres in length.
The leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape, with long petioles and wavy margins. They are usually a matt green colour.
They are grouped in dense terminal or axillary spikes of greenish, reddish or brownish hues.
It produces a smooth utricle containing small, glossy black seeds.
This plant is extremely resistant to extreme heat and prolonged drought. It thrives in disturbed soils, ruderal areas, roadside verges, cracks in urban pavements and cultivated agricultural land, where it often competes with local crops.
El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
Bledo rastrero
Amaranthus deflexus, commonly known as creeping amaranth, is a plant species belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. It is native to South America, but is now naturalised in many temperate and subtropical regions around the world, where it often behaves as a highly resilient urban weed.
It is a short-lived perennial or annual herbaceous plant with prostrate or ascending (creeping) stems that are usually between 20 and 50 centimetres in length.
The leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape, with long petioles and wavy margins. They are usually a matt green colour.
They are grouped in dense terminal or axillary spikes of greenish, reddish or brownish hues.
It produces a smooth utricle containing small, glossy black seeds.
This plant is extremely resistant to extreme heat and prolonged drought. It thrives in disturbed soils, ruderal areas, roadside verges, cracks in urban pavements and cultivated agricultural land, where it often competes with local crops.
El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
