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amaranths
Amaranthus
Amaranthus is a genus of plants commonly known as amaranths. Some species are known by variants of the common name "pigweed". Some members are annual and others are perennial. The plant can grow from 1 to 2.5 metres (3 to 8 feet) tall with a succulent, hollow stem. Parts of the plant vary from green to reddish. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in the summer or fall.
There are 75 recognized species in the genus, some monoecious and some dioecious. The name amaranth was originally applied to the closely related genus Celosia. Amaranthus is cosmopolitan in tropical regions. Some species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals (with amaranth grain being collected), and ornamental plants.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Amaranthus hybridus
complexAmaranthus hybridus
green amaranth
speciesAmaranthus viridis
Palmer's Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus palmeri
purple amaranth
speciesAmaranthus blitum
Prostrate Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus deflexus
prostrate pigweed
speciesAmaranthus albus
procumbent pigweed
speciesAmaranthus blitoides
Fringed Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus fimbriatus
rough-fruit amaranth
speciesAmaranthus tuberculatus
Tropical amaranth
speciesAmaranthus polygonoides
Joseph's Coat
speciesAmaranthus tricolor
Southern Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus australis
Tidalmarsh Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus cannabinus
African amaranth
speciesAmaranthus muricatus
Seabeach Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus pumilus
Gregg's Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus greggii
Watson's amaranth
speciesAmaranthus watsonii
Mat Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus graecizans
Torrey's amaranth
speciesAmaranthus torreyi
sand amaranth
speciesAmaranthus arenicola
California Pigweed
speciesAmaranthus californicus
Thunberg's Pigweed
speciesAmaranthus thunbergii
Tucson Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus tucsonensis
Amaranthus crassipes
speciesAmaranthus crassipes
Greenstripe
speciesAmaranthus acanthochiton
Tall Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus rudis
Amaranthus asplundii
speciesAmaranthus asplundii
Amaranthus dinteri
speciesAmaranthus dinteri
Amaranthus urceolatus
speciesAmaranthus urceolatus
Amaranthus crispus
speciesAmaranthus crispus
Amaranthus undulatus
speciesAmaranthus undulatus
Amaranthus sclerantoides
speciesAmaranthus sclerantoides
Amaranthus obcordatus
speciesAmaranthus obcordatus
Amaranthus macrocarpus
speciesAmaranthus macrocarpus
Amaranthus praetermissus
speciesAmaranthus praetermissus
Boggabri Weed
speciesAmaranthus mitchellii
Amaranthus squamulatus
speciesAmaranthus squamulatus
Amaranthus schinzianus
speciesAmaranthus schinzianus
Amaranthus grandiflorus
speciesAmaranthus grandiflorus
Indehiscent Pigweed
speciesAmaranthus standleyanus
Amaranthus anderssonii
speciesAmaranthus anderssonii
Amaranthus lepturus
speciesAmaranthus lepturus
Florida Amaranth
speciesAmaranthus floridanus
Amaranthus interruptus
speciesAmaranthus interruptus
Amaranthus scariosus
speciesAmaranthus scariosus
Amaranthus sparganiocephalus
speciesAmaranthus sparganiocephalus
Amaranthus persimilis
speciesAmaranthus persimilis
Amaranthus cochleitepalus
speciesAmaranthus cochleitepalus
Amaranthus clementii
speciesAmaranthus clementii
Amaranthus cuspidifolius
speciesAmaranthus cuspidifolius
Amaranthus scleropoides
speciesAmaranthus scleropoides
Amaranthus celosioides
speciesAmaranthus celosioides
Amaranthus peruvianus
speciesAmaranthus peruvianus
Cape Pigweed
speciesAmaranthus capensis
Amaranthus acanthobracteatus
speciesAmaranthus acanthobracteatus
Amaranthus tamaulipensis
speciesAmaranthus tamaulipensis
Amaranthus viscidulus
speciesAmaranthus viscidulus
Amaranthus neei
speciesAmaranthus neei
Amaranthus brandegeei
speciesAmaranthus brandegeei
Amaranthus congestus
speciesAmaranthus congestus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 106)
王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.72
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.208
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.132
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.402
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.356
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1219
Florum et coronariarum historia
Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.94
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.359
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 12)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.9
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.224
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.171
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52326.