Taxonomy: Fam. Amaranthaceae// Genus: Amaranthus// Species: Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1995).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native Central and East Central U.S.A.; introduced in North and South America, Europe, Asia, North and South Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Not native – introduced in the region of Osogovo; ruderal plant.
Habitat: Disturbed ground, roadsides, near settlements.
Flowering period: Fall: SEP, OCT.
Amaranthus blitoides – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – stem with inflorescences. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – stem with inflorescences. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – inflorescences. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – inflorescences. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – inflorescences. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – inflorescences. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – abaxial side of leaf leaf. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – abaxial side of leaf leaf. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amaranthus blitoides – stem. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. 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.
