Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Amaranthaceae (Pigweed family)
Genus: Amaranthus (Pigweed)

Related species

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

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