Amaranth viridis   Slender 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 on 15th October 2008, corrected from A. viridis to A. hybridus on 25th Sept 2009, updated 19th February 2015

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