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Amaranthus viridis L.
Green Amaranth

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] Ed.2,2:1405 (1763)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or ascending annual, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. green, Nov to Dec or Jan to Aug. Disturbed areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 August 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Indian Tropical Islands, Mallee, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Eastern Goldfield, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Keep, McLarty, Merredin, Mitchell, Perth, Pindanland, Roebourne, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Christmas Island, Cockburn, Derby-West Kimberley, Exmouth, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Karratha, Lake Grace, Murray, Narembeen, Northampton, Ravensthorpe, Shark Bay, South Perth, Victoria Park, Wanneroo, Waroona, Wyndham-East Kimberley.