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Fam.: Amaranthaceae / Amaranth Fam.  

Genus:  Amaranthus  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Amaranthus:   a-maraino = I don't fade
   hypochondriacus:   abdominal ill, because of the pale appearance of the plant
 

Amaranthus hypochondriacus, which comes from Central America, is used in two ways:
- the seeds of strong plants as pseudo-cereals, which are grown as food in Mexico and at the foot of the Himalaya, and are also eaten as a specialty in Europe (Fig. 18 - 27)
- Plants with dark red inflorescences as ornamental plants (remaining photos).

 

Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Fig. 1:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Fig. 2:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Fig. 3:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Fig. 4:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Fig. 5:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Fig. 6:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Fig. 7:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Viernheim 1.11.2008
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Fig. 8:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Fig. 9:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Fig. 10:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Fig. 11:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 9.9.2013
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 6.10.2022
Fig. 12:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed (another site)
D Mannheim 6.10.2022
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 18.10.2013
Fig. 13:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed (another site)
D Mannheim 18.10.2013
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 16.9.2018
Fig. 14:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed (another site)
D Mannheim 16.9.2018
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 16.9.2018
Fig. 15:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 16.9.2018
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 16.9.2018
Fig. 16:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 16.9.2018
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 16.9.2018
Fig. 17:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 16.9.2018
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 18:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed (another site)
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 19:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 20:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 21:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 22:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 23:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 24:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 25:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Fig. 26:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Mannheim 10.10.2015
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Mannheim 23.9.2023
Fig. 27:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed (another site)
D Mannheim 23.9.2023
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 15.7.2011
Fig. 28:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 15.7.2011
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 15.7.2011
Fig. 29:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 15.7.2011
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 15.7.2011
Fig. 30:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 15.7.2011
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Weisenheim am Sand 26.8.2021
Fig. 31:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Weisenheim am Sand 26.8.2021
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Weisenheim am Sand 26.8.2021
Fig. 32:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Weisenheim am Sand 26.8.2021
Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed, D Weisenheim am Sand 26.8.2021
Fig. 33:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus / Prince of Wales Pigweed
D Weisenheim am Sand 26.8.2021

 


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