Amaranthus retroflexus Linnaeus

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

Hybrid parent of

Amaranthus ×ozanonii Thellung.

Amaranthus ×soproniensis Priszter & Kárpáti.

Vernacular names

• amarante à racine rouge Darbyshire et al., 2000
• amarante réfléchie Marie-Victorin, 1995
• amarante rouge Cunningham, 1958
• amaranthe rétroflexe Louis-Marie, 1953

• redroot amaranth FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• common amaranth FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• redroot Harms, 2006
• redroot pigweed FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• rough pigweed FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• wild-beet amaranth FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a

Synonyms

• Amaranthus retroflexus Linnaeus var. retroflexus
• Amaranthus retroflexus var. salicifolius I.M. Johnston FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a

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 retroflexus

Habit

Herb