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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Amaranthus

Hierarchical position of the Genus Amaranthus

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Caryophyllidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Caryophyllanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Caryophyllales Perleb pub. 1826       Familia  Amaranthaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 87. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Amaranths       Subfamilia  Amaranthoideae Burnett pub. Outl. Bot.: 591, 593, 1091, 1142. Jun 1835.       Tribus  Amarantheae Rchb. pub. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2(2): 575, 583. 1832.       Subtribus  Amaranthinae Fenzl in Endl. pub. Gen. Pl.: 303. Oct 1837.       Genus  Amaranthus L. pub. (1753) common name: pigweed, amaranth

Named members of the Genus Amaranthus

1	Species  acanthochiton Sauer common name: greenstripe
2	Species  albomarginatus Uline & Bray syn. Amaranthus californicus
3	Species  albus L.
	4    Varietas  pubescens (Uline & Bray) Fern. syn. Amaranthus albus
5	Species  altissimus Riddell syn. Amaranthus tuberculatus
6	Species  ambigens Standl. syn. Amaranthus tuberculatus
7	Species  annectens Blake syn. Amaranthus greggii
8	Species  arenicola I.M. Johnston common name: sandhill amaranth
9	Species  ascendens Loisel. syn. Amaranthus blitum
10	Species  australis (Gray) Sauer common name: southern amaranth
11	Species  berlandieri (Moq.) Uline & Bray syn. Amaranthus polygonoides
12	Species  bigelovii Uline & Bray common name: Bigelow's amaranth
13	Species  blitoides S. Wats. common name: mat amaranth, spreading pigweed
14	Species  blitum L. common name: purple amaranth
15	Species  bouchonii Thellung syn. Amaranthus powellii
16	Species  bracteosus Uline & Bray syn. Amaranthus powellii
17	Species  brownii Christoph. & Caum common name: Brown's amaranth
18	Species  californicus (Moq.) S. Wats. common name: California amaranth
19	Species  cannabinus (L.) Sauer common name: tidalmarsh amaranth
20	Species  caudatus L. common name: love-lies-bleeding
21	Species  chlorostachys Willd. syn. Amaranthus hybridus
22	Species  crassipes Schlecht. common name: spreading amaranth
23	Species  crispus (Lesp. & Thev.) N. Terracc. common name: crispleaf amaranth
24	Species  cruentus L. common name: red amaranth, purple amaranth, prince's feather
25	Species  deflexus L. common name: largefruit amaranth
26	Species  dubius Mart. ex Thellung common name: spleen amaranth
27	Species  edulis Speg. syn. Amaranthus caudatus
28	Species  fimbriatus (Torr.) Benth. ex S. Wats.
	29    Varietas  denticulatus (Torr.) Uline & Bray common name: fringed amaranth 30    Varietas  fimbriatus common name: fringed amaranth
31	Species  floridanus (S. Wats.) Sauer common name: Florida amaranth
32	Species  gangeticus L. syn. Amaranthus tricolor
33	Species  gracilis Desf. syn. Amaranthus viridis
34	Species  graecizans L.
	35    Varietas  pubescens Uline & Bray syn. Amaranthus albus
36	Species  greggii S. Wats. common name: Gregg's amaranth
37	Species  hybridus L. common name: green pigweed
	38    Subspecies  cruentus (L.) Thellung syn. Amaranthus cruentus 39    Varietas  cruentus (L.) Moq. syn. Amaranthus cruentus 40    Subspecies  hypochondriacus (L.) Thellung syn. Amaranthus hypochondriacus
41	Species  hypochondriacus L. common name: Prince-of-Wales feather, amaranth
42	Species  incurvatus Tim. ex Gren. & Godr. syn. Amaranthus hybridus
43	Species  leucocarpus S. Wats. syn. Amaranthus hypochondriacus
44	Species  lineatus R. Br. common name: Australian amaranth
45	Species  lividus L.
	46    Subspecies  polygonoides (Moq.) Probst syn. Amaranthus blitum 47    Varietas  polygonoides (Moq.) Thellung syn. Amaranthus blitum
48	Species  microphyllus Shinners syn. Amaranthus californicus
49	Species  muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Gillies ex Hicken common name: African amaranth
50	Species  myrianthus Standl. syn. Amaranthus greggii
51	Species  obcordatus (Gray) Standl. common name: Trans-Pecos amaranth
52	Species  palmeri S. Wats. common name: carelessweed
53	Species  paniculatus L. syn. Amaranthus cruentus
54	Species  patulus Bertol. syn. Amaranthus hybridus
55	Species  polygonoides L.
	56    Subspecies  berlandieri (Moq.) Thellung syn. Amaranthus polygonoides
57	Species  powellii S. Wats. common name: Powell's amaranth
58	Species  pringlei S. Wats. common name: Pringle's amaranth
59	Species  pubescens (Uline & Bray) Rydb. syn. Amaranthus albus
60	Species  pumilus Raf. common name: seaside amaranth
61	Species  retroflexus L. common name: redwood pigweed
	62    Varietas  powellii (S. Wats.) Boivin syn. Amaranthus powellii 63    Varietas  salicifolius I.M. Johnston syn. Amaranthus retroflexus
64	Species  rudis Sauer common name: tall amaranth
65	Species  scleropoides Uline & Bray common name: bonebract amaranth
66	Species  spinosus L. common name: spiny amaranth, spiny pigweed, amaranth
67	Species  tamariscinus auct. non Nutt. syn. Amaranthus rudis
68	Species  thunbergii Moq. common name: Thunberg's amaranthus
69	Species  torreyi (Gray) Benth. ex S. Wats. common name: Torrey's amaranthus
70	Species  tricolor L. common name: Joseph's-coat, amaranth
71	Species  tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer
	72    Varietas  prostratus (Uline & Bray) B.L. Robins. syn. Amaranthus tuberculatus 73    Varietas  subnudus S. Wats. syn. Amaranthus tuberculatus
74	Species  viridis L. common name: slender amaranth
75	Species  viridus auct. non L. syn. Amaranthus blitum
76	Species  viscidulus Greene syn. Amaranthus powellii
77	Species  watsonii Standl. common name: Watson's amaranth
78	Species  wrightii S. Wats. common name: Wright's amaranth

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.