Amaranth

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
Amaranthaceae >	Amaranthus >

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Amaranthus, collectively known as amaranth or pigweed, is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs.

Cultivation

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Species

Approximately 60 species are presently recognized, including:

Amaranthus acanthochiton greenstripe
Amaranthus acutilobius sharp-lobe amaranth
Amaranthus albus white pigweed, prostrate pigweed, pigweed amaranth
Amaranthus arenicola sandhill amaranth
Amaranthus australis southern amaranth
Amaranthus bigelovii Bigelow's amaranth
Amaranthus blitoides mat amaranth, prostrate amaranth, prostrate pigweed
Amaranthus blitum purple amaranth
Amaranthus brownii Brown's amaranth
Amaranthus californicus California amaranth, California pigweed
Amaranthus cannabinus tidal-marsh amaranth
Amaranthus caudatus love-lies-bleeding, pendant amaranth, tassel flower, quilete
Amaranthus chihuahuensis chihuahuan amaranth
Amaranthus chlorostachys
Amaranthus crassipes spreading amaranth
Amaranthus crispus crispleaf amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus purple amaranth, red amaranth, Mexican grain amaranth
Amaranthus deflexus large-fruit amaranth
Amaranthus dubius spleen amaranth, khada sag
Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth, fringed pigweed
Amaranthus floridanus Florida amaranth
Amaranthus gangeticus elephant head amaranth
Amaranthus graecizans
Amaranthus greggii Gregg's amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus smooth amaranth, smooth pigweed, red amaranth
Amaranthus hypochondriacus Prince-of-Wales-feather, princess feather
Amaranthus leucocarpus
Amaranthus lineatus Australian amaranth
Amaranthus lividus
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Quinoa de Castilla
Amaranthus minimus
Amaranthus muricatus African amaranth
Amaranthus obcordatus Trans-Pecos amaranth
Amaranthus oleraceous Kosala Sag
Amaranthus palmeri Palmer's amaranth, palmer pigweed, careless weed
Amaranthus paniculus Reuzen amarant
Amaranthus polygonoides tropical amaranth
Amaranthus powellii green amaranth, Powell amaranth, Powell pigweed
Amaranthus pringlei Pringle's amaranth
Amaranthus pumilus seaside amaranth
Amaranthus quitensis ataco, sangorache
Amaranthus retroflexus red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed, common amaranth
Amaranthus rudis tall amaranth, common waterhemp
Amaranthus scleropoides bone-bract amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus spiny amaranth, prickly amaranth, thorny amaranth
Amaranthus standleyanus
Amaranthus thunbergii Thunberg's amaranth
Amaranthus torreyi Torrey's amaranth
Amaranthus tricolor Joseph's-coat
Amaranthus tuberculatus rough-fruit amaranth, tall waterhemp
Amaranthus viridis slender amaranth, green amaranth
Amaranthus watsonii Watson's amaranth
Amaranthus wrightii Wright's amaranth

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Loves-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)
Green Amaranth (A. hybridus)
Seabeach amaranth (A. pumilus), an endangered species of amaranth
Red-root Amaranth (A. retroflexus) - from Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Spiny Amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
Green Amaranth (Amaranthus viridis)
Popping Amaranth (Amaranthus sp.)