Contains 14 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Caryophyllales
Amaranthus
Citation
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Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| 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. | |||