Contains 14 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Amaranthus
AMARANTH
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Caryophyllales
Amaranthus
Citation
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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Amaranthus albus Tumbleweed Amaranth; Prostrate Pigweed; Tumble Pigweed Not Native FACU (NWPL)
Amaranthus australis Southern Water Hemp; Southern Amaranth Native OBL (NWPL) T (WAP) OBL (DEP)
Amaranthus blitoides Mat Amaranth; Matweed Amaranth Not Native GNR (Global Rank)
Amaranthus blitum Purple Amaranth; Livid Amaranth Not Native GNR (Global Rank)
Amaranthus crassipes Spreading Amaranth; Club Foot Amaranth Not Native
Amaranthus deflexus Large Fruit Amaranth; Argentina Amaranth Not Native
Amaranthus hybridus Smooth Green Amaranth; Slim Amaranth; Smooth Pigweed Not Native hyb (Global Rank)
Amaranthus muricatus African Amaranth Not Native
Amaranthus palmeri Palmer's Amaranth; Careless Weed; Palmer's Pigweed Not Native FACU (NWPL)
Amaranthus powellii Powell's Amaranth; Powell's Green Amaranth; Powell's Pigweed Not Native
Amaranthus retroflexus Red Root Amaranth; Red Root Pigweed; Rough Pigweed Not Native FAC- (NWPL)
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny Amaranth; Thorny Amaranth Not Native
Amaranthus tuberculatus Tall Amaranth; Rough Fruit Water Hemp; Inland Water Hemp Native
Amaranthus viridis Slender Amaranth; Tropical Green Amaranth Not Native
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.