Naturalised
Annual or short-lived perennial herb ; up to 50 cm tall . Stems erect to ascending , rather slender , sparingly to considerably branched , angular , reddish-green , striate . Leaves alternate , 2–7×2–5 cm , ovate , apex acute , obtuse or retuse , margins occasionally sinuate , base tapering into a short or long petiole , glabrous . Inflorescence unisexual , in slender axillary or terminal spikes narrowing at the top ; bracts membranous . Flowers unisexual , green ; perianth 3(–4) , 1–2 mm , narrow-oblong , with a white membranous margin and a green midrib , produced into a short mucro . Fruit capsule , ± 1 mm , subglobose , wrinkled , rupturing irregularly at maturity , very strongly rugose throughout . Seeds round , slightly compressed , dark brown to black , ± shining , reticulate . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Euxolus viridis (L.) Moq.
Glomeraria viridis (L.) Cav.
Pyxidium viride (L.) Moq.
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Waterleaf
Slender Amaranth
Green Amaranth
The leaves either eaten raw or as salad mixed with dried sardine, little salt and lime. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
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