Blite
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Blite could refer to any one of the following plants:
  • Amaranthus blitum
    Amaranthus blitum
    Amaranthus blitum, commonly called purple amaranth is an annual plant species in economically important plant family Amaranthaceae....

  • Strawberry blite (Chenopodium capitatum, formerly of the genus Blitum)
  • Chenopodium bonus-henricus
  • Some species of Atriplex
    Atriplex
    Atriplex is a plant genus of 100-200 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache . The genus is quite variable and widely distributed. It includes many desert and seashore plants and halophytes, as well as plants of moist environments...

  • Coastblite Goosefoot


Not to be confused with blight
Blight
Blight refers to a specific symptom affecting plants in response to infection by a pathogenic organism. It is simply a rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral organs. Accordingly, many diseases that primarily exhibit this...

, a plant disease.
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