Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Amaranthaceae > Genus Amaranthus > Aggregate Amaranthus hybridus aggr.

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Amaranthus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Euxolus*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus*	(L.) Thell.	homotypic synonym
*Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentus*	(L.) Moq.	homotypic synonym
*Amaranthus hybridus subsp. paniculatus*	(L.) Hejný	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus paniculatus*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus cruenthus*		orthographic variant

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Basque: guirnalda; sabia sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: amarant; marxant fi; marxant menut sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: purppurarevonhäntä sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Galician: beldro; bledo; meldrasco; meldros sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: velluters sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: bredo; bredo-vermelho; caruru-vermelho sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: amaranto; bledo; bleo; breo; cenizo; ledos; moco de pavo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: blodamarant sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Valencian: blet

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Syst. Nat. , ed. 10: 1269. 1759

Genbank

Citation

Iamonico, D. Amaranthus cruentus L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/26c9006f-e653-4ea0-b89a-43bbab767f66

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status DD 2003 This species is data deficient, there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.