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Amaranthus quitensis

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Tracheophyta » Caryophyllales » Amaranthaceae » Amaranthus quitensis
Common name (Greek)
Γλίντος
Ηabitat
B1 Coastal Sand
Global distribution

Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz, Tarija), Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa Prov., Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe Prov., San Juan, Tucuman), Ecuador, Brazil, Azores (I) (Santa Maria Isl. (I), Sao Miguel Isl. (I)), Australia (I) (New South Wales (I)), Greece (I), Crete (I), East Aegaean Isl. (I), Rhodos (I), Germany (I), C-Europe (I) 26677 0

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Habitat detail

Ttakas beach (Hand 2009).

Establishment status
Unknown
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual.

First detection year
1998
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Seed contaminant – Seed
Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).

References

Hand R (2009) Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus VI. Willdenowia 39(2): 301-325. http://dx.doi.org/10.3372/wi.39.39209

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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