The Importance of Morphology and Palynology of Two Species of Amaranthus Found in Awka South Eastern Nigeria

Study was carried out on the morphology of Amaranthus hybridus and spinosus. This is to find form structure two species under study also discover areas walls where are thinner or softer. The vegetative done in field laboratory by visual observation quantitative characters analysed using a statistical test compare means samples (T.test). A. has small fine hairs, robust, longitudinally rigid greenish colour as it commonly called, while spinosus smooth stem, cylindrical mostly reddish with spikes attached above base petiole. result pollen analysis showed no significant difference sizes apertures pollen, though greater number than overall there existing species. slight likewise palynology signifies their separation into different similarities justify placement genus Amaranthus.