Amaranthus caudatus Linnaeus

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

Vernacular names

• amarante queue-de-renard TelaBotanica

• foxtail amaranth FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• Inca-wheat GRIN, 2010
• love-lies-bleeding FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a

Synonyms

• Amaranthus edulis Spegazzini nom. illeg. Costea et al., 2001
• Amaranthus mategazzianus Passerini 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 caudatus

Habit

Herb