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Amaranthus cruentus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 20730

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Amaranthus paniculatus L.
 
    Amaranthus hybridus ssp. cruentus (L.) Thell.
 
    Amaranthus hybridus var. cruentus (L.) Moq.
 
  Common Name(s): red amaranth [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyAmaranthaceae  – pigweed, amaranthes  
                               GenusAmaranthus L. – pigweed  
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus cruentus L. – red amaranth  
       

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  Source: Amaranthaceae and Phytolaccaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Amaranthus cruentus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Amaranthus cruentus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Amaranthus cruentus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Amaranthus cruentus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wagner, Warren L., Derral R. Herbst, and S. H. Sohmer  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i   
  Page(s): 1853   
  Publisher: University of Hawaii Press   
  Publication Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8248-1152-6   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Amaranthus cruentus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    North America  
    Oceania  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
    Canada, Introduced  
    Hawaii, Incidental  
 

 

   

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