Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Euxolus Raf. heterotypic synonym

Children

Amaranthus acutilobus Uline & W. L. Bray
Amaranthus albus L.
Amaranthus arenicola I. M. Johnst.
Amaranthus australis (A. Gray) J. D. Sauer
Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson
Amaranthus blitum aggr.
Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson
Amaranthus capensis Thell.
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Amaranthus celosioides Kunth
Amaranthus clementii Domin
Amaranthus commutatus A. Kern.
Amaranthus crassipes Schltdl.
Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thévenau) J. M. Coult. & S. Watson
Amaranthus deflexus L.
Amaranthus dinteri Schinz
Amaranthus dubius Thell.
Amaranthus graecizans L.
Amaranthus hybridus aggr.
Amaranthus interruptus R. Br.
Amaranthus macrocarpus Benth.
Amaranthus mitchelii Benth.
Amaranthus muricatus (Moq.) Hieron.
Amaranthus pallidiflorus F. Muell.
Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson
Amaranthus polygonoides L.
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
Amaranthus scleropoides Uline & W. L. Bray
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthus standleyanus Covas
Amaranthus tamariscinus Nutt.
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
Amaranthus tricolor L.
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J. D. Sauer
Amaranthus tunetanus Iamonico & El Mokni
Amaranthus viridis L.
Amaranthus watsonii Standl.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Finnish: revonhännät 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
 Greek: Αμάραντος sources: Kabbadas, D. S. 1957–1964: Eikonographemenon botanikon-phytologikon lexikon. – Athenai
 Swedish: amaranter

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Sp. Pl.: 989. 1753

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Citation

Iamonico, D. Amaranthus L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d51c76fd-b753-43c5-a39f-001c3db2b981

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