Amaranthus palmeri(AMAPA)
Distribution details in Botswana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2020
First recorded in: 2020
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/044) : found in the North-West District in Botswana where local people confirmed it had been present in the area for at least ten years.
* Sukhorukov AP, Kushunina M, Reinhardt CF, Bezuidenhout H, Vorster BJ (2020) First records of Amaranthus palmeri, a new emerging weed in southern Africa with further notes on other poorly known alien amaranths in the continent. BioInvasions Records, 10(1), 1-9. https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2021/1/BIR_2021_Sukhorukov.pdf