Weed Herbarium

Shak notey

Common Name: Green amaranth
Scientific Name: Amaranthus viridis L.
Family Name: Amaranthaceae
Type: Broadleaf

Identification Notes

EPPO Code

AMAVI

Life Cycle

Annual

Morphology

An erect much branched and glabrous weed Stem: erect, decumbent below, brownish in colour Leaves: simple, ovate or deltoid ovate with long petiole, tip rounded or notched Inflorescence: spike like racemes, pale green in colour Fruit: achene Seed: shiny black

Growing season

Rabi and Kharif

Germination period

January to December

Flowering period

January to December

Propagation

By Seed

Habitat

Prefer dry condition. Mainly found in homestead areas, roadsides, levee of crop fields and in summer upland crops and rabi crops.

Department of Agronomy

Bangladesh Agricultural University

Shak notey

EPPO Code

Life Cycle

Morphology

Growing season

Germination period

Flowering period

Propagation

Habitat

Weed potential

Control measure

Recommended herbicide

Distribution

Medicinal properties

References