Plants of USA and Canada

Scientific or common name:

Amaranthus polygonoides L.


AMARANTHACEAE Family selection - Amaranth family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Amaranthus polygonoides L. Taxon selection
Nomencl. ref.: Pl. Jamaic. Pug. 27 (1759)
Rank: species

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Common names

US name U.S. name: Tropical amaranth
en English name: smartweed amaranth
English name: tropical amaranth
Italian name: Amaranto simile a un poligono

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
 

Synonyms:
= Amaranthus berlandieri (Moq.) Uline & Bray
= Amaranthus polygonoides L. ssp. berlandieri (Moq.) Thell.


Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Amaranthus polygonoides L. ssp. berlandieri (Moq.) Thell.



TAXONOMY

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


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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL, NM, SC, TX), USA+ (VI)

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Map for Amaranthus polygonoides 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 polygonoides L. ssp. berlandieri (Moq.) Thell. [144]
2) Amaranthus powellii S. Watson [704]
3) Amaranthus pubescens (Uline & Bray) Rydb. [128]
4) Amaranthus retroflexus L. [1761]
5) Amaranthus retroflexus L. var. salicifolius I.M. Johnst. [132]
6) Amaranthus tamariscinus auct. non Nutt. [169]
7) Amaranthus tricolor L. [565]
8) Amaranthus viridis L. [1622]
9) Amarella scopulorum Greene [135]
10) Amaryllis vittatum L'Hér. [159]

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