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Amaranthus hybridus L. Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson Amaranthus spinosus L. Amaranthus retroflexus L. Amaranthaceae

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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai

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Amaranthus hybridus L.: Amaranthus caudatus L.; Amaranthus chlorostachys var. hybridus S. Watson; Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.; Amaranthus cruentus L.; Amaranthus edulis Speg.; Amaranthus leucocarpus S. Watson; Amaranthus leucospermus S. Watson; Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.; Amaranthus hecticus Willd.; Amaranthus hybridus var. chlorostachys Beck; Amaranthus hybridus var. quitensis (Kunth) Covas; Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.; Amaranthus laetus Willd.; Amaranthus paniculatus L.; Amaranthus quitensis Kunth; Amaranthus retroflexus subsp. quitensis (Kunth) Bolós & Vigo; Amaranthus retroflexus var. chlorostachys A. Gray; Amaranthus sanguineus L.; Amaranthus speciosus L.; Amaranthus strictus Willd.; Galliaria hybrida (L.) Nieuwl.

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Bussmann, R.W., Batsatsashvili, K., Kikvidze, Z. (2020). Amaranthus hybridus L. Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson Amaranthus spinosus L. Amaranthus retroflexus L. Amaranthaceae. In: Batsatsashvili, K., Kikvidze, Z., Bussmann, R. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8_18

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