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Amaranthaceae

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Also known as amaranth family

Amaranthaceae ( ) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it the most species-rich lineage within its parent order, Caryophyllales.

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Amaranthaceae is a family of plants within the order Caryophyllales. It is classified under the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, and class Magnoliopsida. The taxonomic type for this family is Amaranthus. It is also known by the synonym Chenopodiaceae. Common names for the group include Amarantàcia, قطيفية, Pəncərkimilər, and Аксамітнікавыя.

The family produces fruit types such as capsules and berries. Members of Amaranthaceae are found in marine, brackish, and freshwater habitats. Occurrence records for the family number 4,758,252. Scientific literature references the group in 4,738 publications. Specimen records from institutions in Mexico and the United States total 5,516.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

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Amaranthaceae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyAmaranthaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded4,758,252

莧科（学名：Amaranthaceae）包括160属大约2,400种植物，多为草本或灌木，稀有乔木或藤本。 莧科广泛分布在全世界，一般分布在亚热带和热带地区，但也有许多种也分布在温带甚至寒温带地区。 2003年的APG II 分类法将藜科合并到苋科中来，两者的唯一区别是苋科花被膜质，藜科附着粉状或皮屑状物；苋科蒴果，藜科胞果。 不包括藜科的苋科仅有65属大约900种，大部分生活在热带非洲和北美洲，许多品种可以在盐碱地生长，有的品种是杂草，也有花卉品种。如鸡冠花、千日红和老来少等。 苋科植物单叶对生或互生，叶缘有齿，大部分无托叶。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
5,516
With media
2,473
Family
Amaranthaceae
Collections
DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, FC-UNAM, STDOM, CICY, IIB-UV, IEA-UAT
Recorded in
Mexico, United States
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Research

4,738 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Chromosome number
  • Phytochemistry
  • Photosynthesis pathway
  • Taxonomy
  • Genera
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Uses
  • References
  • External links

Amaranthaceae ( ) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it the most species-rich lineage within its parent order, Caryophyllales.

==Description==

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