Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Bayer Code : amabo
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Amaranthus bouchonii Thellung
Classification: Amaranthaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: indehiscent amaranth
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Bouchons Fuchsschwanz ; ES : bledo ; FR : amarante de Bouchon ; IT : amaranto di Bouchon ; PT : ; EN : indehiscent amaranth ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons elliptical , with tip rounded, more or less petiolate.
- Entire leaves, elliptical to ovate, with
entire margin.
- Height: 30 100 cm.
- Stem erect with scattered hairs.
- Leaves with plain margin with scattered hairs.
- Flowers in terminal panicle with long branches clustered. bracts, acuminate, longitudinally aristate*. Perianth of 5 elliptical pieces, lanceolate to linear.
- Fruits indehiscent, almost smooth, 3 ovate styles not adjacent at base.
- Triazine resistant populations in France, Sweden, Hungary, Italy.
- Risk of confusion with Amaranthus hybridus L.
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Amaranthus hybridus
Ecological profile (click on flags):
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