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Amaranthus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 20715

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Acnida L.
  
    Acanthochiton Torr.
  
  Common Name(s): pigweed [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 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  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus acanthochiton J.D. Sauer – greenstripe 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus acutilobus Uline & W.L. Bray – sharplobe amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus albus L. – pigweed amaranth, white pigweed, pigweed, prostrate pigweed, tumble pigweed, tumbleweed 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus arenicola I.M. Johnst. – Torrey's amaranth, sandhill amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus australis (A. Gray) J.D. Sauer – southern amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus blitoides S. Watson – prostrate pigweed, prostrate amaranth, mat amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus blitum L. – purple amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus brownii Christoph. & Caum – Brown's amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson – California pigweed, California amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus cannabinus (L.) J.D. Sauer – tidalmarsh amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus caudatus L. – quelite, love-lies-bleeding 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus chihuahuensis S. Watson – Chihuahuan amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus crassipes Schltdl. – spreading amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thev.) N. Terracc. – crispleaf amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus cruentus L. – red amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus deflexus L. – largefruit amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell. – spleen amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus fimbriatus (Torr.) Benth. ex S. Watson – fringed pigweed, fringed amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus floridanus (S. Watson) J.D. Sauer – Florida amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus graecizans L. – Mediterranean amaranth, spreading pigweed, tumbleweed 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus greggii S. Watson – Gregg's amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus hybridus L. – green pigweed, smooth amaranth, smooth pigweed, slim amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus hypochondriacus L. – Prince-of-Wales-feather, Prince-of-Wales feather 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus lineatus R. Br. – Australian amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus muricatus (Moq.) Hieron. – African amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus obcordatus (A. Gray) Standl. – Trans-Pecos amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus palmeri S. Watson – Palmer's amaranth, carelessweed 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus polygonoides L. – tropical amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus powellii S. Watson – Powell's pigweed, Powell's amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus pumilus Raf. – Seabeach amaranth, seaside amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus retroflexus L. – red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed, careless weed, rough pigweed, redroot amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus scleropoides Uline & W.L. Bray – bonebract amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus spinosus L. – pigweed, spiny amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus tamaulipensis Henrickson  
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus X texensis Henrickson  
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus thunbergii Moq. – Thunberg's amaranthus 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson – Torrey's amaranthus 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus tricolor L. – Joseph's-coat 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D. Sauer – rough-fruit amaranth, tall waterhemp, roughfruit amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus X tucsonensis Henrickson  
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus viridis L. – slender amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus viscidulus Greene – sticky amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus watsonii Standl. – Watson's amaranth 
                                  SpeciesAmaranthus wrightii S. Watson – Wright's 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   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Amaranthus   
       
  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   
       
  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   
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