Amaranthus cruentus L.

AMARANTHACEAE

- Amaranth family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Amaranthus cruentus L.

Nomencl. ref.: Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1269 (1759)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Red amaranth

English name: African-spinach

English name: blood amaranth

Spanish name: bledo

French name: queue de renard

Italian name: Amaranto purpureo

German name: rispiger Fuchsschwanz

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual

Synonyms:
= Amaranthus hybridus L. ssp. cruentus (L.) Thell.
= Amaranthus hybridus L. var. cruentus (L.) Moq.
= Amaranthus paniculatus L.

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species:

Page counter: 1326 ( AVG: 222.31 / 291.376 )

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Amaranthus cruentus
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Amaranthus cruentus
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Amaranthus cruentus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di San Dorligo/Dolina, località San Lorenzo, nei pressi della chiesetta, ai margini di un piazzale ghiaioso., TS, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Amaranthus cruentus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Dolina/San Dorligo, località San Lorenzo, lungo il sentiero che conduce al Monte Stena. , TS, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Amaranthus cruentus
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (Puerto Rico), CAN (BC, ON, QC)

Distributional map for Amaranthus cruentus L.
Map for Amaranthus cruentus L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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More species:
1) Amaranthus deflexus L. [570]
2) Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell. [427]
3) Amaranthus edulis Speg. [95]
4) Amaranthus fimbriatus (Torr.) Benth. ex S. Watson var. fimbriatus [171]
5) Amaranthus gracilis Desf. [153]
6) Amaranthus graecizans L. var. pubescens Uline & Bray [145]
7) Amaranthus hybridus L. var. cruentus (L.) Moq. [148]
8) Amaranthus lividus L. var. polygonoides (Moq.) Thell. [155]
9) Amaranthus polygonoides L. ssp. berlandieri (Moq.) Thell. [144]
10) Amaranthus spinosus L. [2512]

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