Amaranthus viridis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Amaranthus viridis L.

Slender amaranth

2010 Ken Hedges

2023 Brian Surks

2023 bsurks

2010 Ken Hedges

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~8 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Amaranthus gracilis
OTHER	Amaranthus viridus
POWO	Amaranthus blitum ssp. blitum

Information about Amaranthus viridis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AMVI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	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: 04/23/2025).