Lying globe amaranth
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The Procumbent globe amaranth ( Gomphrena decumbens ) is a plant type from the family of amaranthaceae (Amaranthaceae).
features
The prostrate amaranth is a prostrate, richly branched, annual plant . It is up to 15 centimeters high and 10 to 50 centimeters long. The leaves are elongated, blunt or pointed and prickly. Their underside is hairy. They measure 4.5 to 8 × 1.5 to 2 centimeters. The inflorescence is initially spherical, later more or less cylindrical, and colored white, pink or yellow.
The flowering period extends from July to October.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 18.
Occurrence
The lower spherical amaranth occurs in Mexico , Guatemala , the Antilles , Bolivia and Paraguay in dry bushes as well as on pastures and wasteland.
use
The lying globe amaranth is rarely used as an ornamental plant for summer borders.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Gomphrena decumbens at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis