Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Amaranthaceae (Pigweed family)
Genus: Amaranthus (Pigweed)
Amaranthus retroflexus L. - Common Amaranth
Amaranthus albus L. - White Pigweed
Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson - Prostrate Pigweed
Amaranthus graecizans L. - Short-Tepalled Pigweed
Amaranthus deflexus L. - Perennial Pigweed
Amaranthus blitum agg. - Purple Amaranth
Amaranthus blitum L. - Guernsey Pigweed
Amaranthus emarginatus Uline & W. L. Bray - Tropical Amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus agg. - Green Amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus L. - Green Amaranth
Amaranthus powellii S. Watson - Powell's Amaranth
Amaranthus bouchonii Thell. - Indehiscent Amaranth
20–100 cm tall. inflorescence: clusters axillary or in short thyrses. prophylls below the flowers:
Natural, established occurences | Artificial occurences |
ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards
in nutritious, alkaline, dry habitats