Amaranthus spinosus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Amaranthus spinosus L.

Spiny amaranth

2011 Toni Corelli

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~4 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Amaranthus spinosus from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AMSP) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/08/2025).