Plant Family: Amaranthaceae – Amaranth Family

_{Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים}

Family Amaranthaceae

Amaranth Family, משפחת ירבוזיים

_{Herbs or rarely small shrubs; leaves alternate or opposite, entire, no stipules; bracteoles 2-5; usually bracteate inflorescenses, thight clusters of flowers enclosed by 3 colored bracts and whithout any petals; 4 or 5 sepals, no petals, 4 or 5 stamens; ovary superior, matures as capsule.}

Genus Amaranthus, ירבוז:

Genus Aerva, לבד:

• Aerva javanica, Aerva persica, Desert Cotton, לובד המדבר,

Genus Digera, דיגרה
Genus Achyranthes, רב-מוץ: Genus Alternanthera, בצן

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