Blite could refer to any one of the following plants:
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Amaranthus blitum
''Amaranthus blitum'', commonly called purple amaranth or Guernsey pigweed, is an annual plant species in the economically important plant family Amaranthaceae.
Description
''Amaranthus blitum'' is an erect or semi-prostrate annual plant. The s ...
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Strawberry blite (''Chenopodium capitatum'', formerly of the genus ''Blitum'')
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Chenopodium bonus-henricus
''Blitum bonus-henricus'' ( syn. ''Chenopodium bonus-henricus''), also called Good-King-Henry, poor-man's asparagus, perennial goosefoot, Lincolnshire spinach, Markery, English mercury, or mercury goosefoot, is a species of goosefoot which is n ...
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* Some species of ''
Atriplex''
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Coastblite goosefoot
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Sea blite (aka plant genus ''
Suaeda
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''Suaeda'' is a genus of plants also known as seepweeds and sea-blites. Most species are confined to saline or alkaline soil habitats, such as coastal salt-flats and tidal wetlands. Many species have thick, succulent leaves, a character ...
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Not to be confused with
blight
Blight refers to a specific symptom affecting plants in response to infection by a pathogenic organism.
Description
Blight is a rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral org ...
, a plant disease.
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