Calflora: Amaranthus tuberculatus

Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D. Sauer

Common waterhemp

Amaranthus tuberculatus, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California.

Elevation:	between 5 and 45 meters
Family:	AMARANTHACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Amaranthus found in California.
	This is a parent record; distribution data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties: Amaranthus tuberculatus var. rudis

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS

Other Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Acnida altissima var. prostrata
PLANTS:	Amaranthus tuberculatus var. prostratus
PLANTS:	Amaranthus tamariscinus
PLANTS:	Amaranthus rudis
PLANTS:	Amaranthus ambigens
PLANTS:	Amaranthus altissimus
PLANTS:	Acnida tuberculata
PLANTS:	Acnida tamariscina
PLANTS:	Acnida tamariscina var. prostrata
PLANTS:	Acnida subnuda
PLANTS:	Acnida concatenata
PLANTS:	Acnida altissima
PLANTS:	Acnida altissima var. subnuda
PLANTS:	Amaranthus tuberculatus var. subnudus

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CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Amaranthus tuberculatus from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (AMTU)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database