Amaranthus cruentus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Red amaranth

2019 Nancy Hamlett

2017 Eric Wrubel, NPS

2019 Jennifer Mo

2017 Nick Graver

Amaranthus cruentus is an annual herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Amaranthus
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Amaranthus hybridus ssp. cruentus
PLANTS	Amaranthus hybridus var. cruentus
PLANTS	Amaranthus paniculatus

Information about Amaranthus cruentus from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AMCR4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/05/2023).