Amaranthus cruentus Linnaeus

Amaranthus cruentus Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a.

Vernacular names

• amarante couleur de sang TelaBotanica
• amarante étalée McMurray & Lehela, 1999
• amarante rouge TelaBotanica
• amarante sanglante Centre du réseau suisse de floristique, 2010
• brède de Malabar Secrétariat d'État du Canada, 1974.

• blood amaranth FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• caterpillar amaranth FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• purple amaranth FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• red amaranth ITIS, 2010

Synonyms

• Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (Linnaeus) Thellung TROPICOS
• Amaranthus hybridus var. cruentus (Linnaeus) Moquin-Tandon FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• Amaranthus hybridus var. paniculatus (Linnaeus) Uline & W.L. Bray TROPICOS
• Amaranthus paniculatus Linnaeus Costea et al., 2001
• Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentus (Linnaeus) Moquin-Tandon TROPICOS
• Amaranthus sanguineus Linnaeus Costea et al., 2001

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily	Amaranthoideae
Tribe	Amarantheae
Genus	Amaranthus
Subgenus	Amaranthus subg. Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus cruentus

Habit

Herb