Amaranthus spinosus L.
AMARANTHACEAE
- Amaranth family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Amaranthus spinosus L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 991 (1753)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Spiny amaranth
English name: carelessweed English name: edlebur
Spanish name: espinaca de Malabar
French name: épinard malabre
Italian name: Amaranto spinoso
German name: Malabarspinat
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Synonyms:
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species:
Page counter: 2512 ( AVG: 222.3 / 291.376 )
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Amaranthus spinosus
Habit at LaPerouse, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Habit at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Amaranthus spinosus
Spiny stem at Halsey Dr around residences Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Spines and seeds at Medical clinic Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Flowers at Mokuauia, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Habit at Sarasota, Florida - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Habit at Paia, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Habit streamside at Kanaha Beach, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Inflorescences and thorns at Waihee, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Spines and gooney down at Commodore Ave around residences Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Leaves with white at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Habit at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Spines at Mokuauia, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 3.
Amaranthus spinosus
Leaves and inflorescences at Commodore Ave around residences Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
In yard at Commodore Ave around residences Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Inflorescence at Waihee, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Amaranthus spinosus
Inflorescence at Waihee, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (MB, ON)
Map for Amaranthus spinosus 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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2) Amaranthus torreyi auct. non (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson [119]
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4) Amaranthus tricolor L. [565]
5) Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer var. prostratus (Uline & Bray) B.L. Rob. [174]
6) Amaranthus viridis L. [1622]
7) Amarella plebeja (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene [131]
8) Amaryllis atamasca L. [213]
9) Amaryllis zeylanicum L. [147]
10) Amblystegiella subtilis (Hedw.) Loeske [103]
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