Amaranthus blitum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Amaranthus blitum L.

Purple amaranth

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2009 Luigi Rignanese

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (32 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. emarginatus
Genus:	Amaranthus
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Amaranthus blitum from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (AMBL2) 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: 12/01/2023).