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Amaranthus

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Also known as thorny weed, fox tail, ivy weed, bitter-weed, amaranth, tulle, albus, amaranths

Amaranthus is a genus of plants commonly known as amaranths. Some species are known by variants of the common name "pigweed". Some members are annual and others are perennial. The plant can grow from tall with a succulent, hollow stem. Parts of the plant vary from green to reddish. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in the summer or fall.

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Amaranthus is a genus of plants within the family Amaranthaceae. The name derives from the Greek word amaranthos, meaning unfading. Common names for the genus include pigweed, Qaratərə, laskavec, and Amarant. The taxonomic type is Amaranthus caudatus. Plants in this genus produce capsules as their fruit type and are utilized as leaf vegetables.

Records from iDigBio indicate 3,664 entries associated with the genus, primarily from institutions in Mexico such as ECOSUR, GH, INECOL, IBUNAM, and FC-UNAM. On iNaturalist, the specific taxon Redroot Amaranth has 24,975 observations. The genus is described in sources including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, PubMed, 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

Redroot Amaranth

Genus

  1. PhylumCnidaria
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Habitatmarine
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba
Observations24,975

Acnida é um género botânico pertencente à família Amaranthaceae.[1] Índice 1 Sinonímia 2 Classificação do gênero 3 Referências 4 Ligações externas Sinonímia Amaranthus L. Classificação do gênero Referências ↑ «pertencente à — World Flora Online». www.worldfloraonline.org. Consultado em 19 de agosto de 2020

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,664
With media
2,204
Family
Amaranthaceae
Collections
ECOSUR, GH, INECOL, IBUNAM, FC-UNAM, SERBO
Recorded in
Mexico
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Research

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Amaranthoideae
Image
Amaranthus tricolor0.jpg
Has use
leaf vegetable
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Commons category
Amaranthus
taxon name
Amaranthus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Amaranthus
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=484
taxon common name
ščirovke
has fruit type
capsule
taxonomic type
Amaranthus caudatus
different from
Szarłat, Masovian Voivodeship
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
PAEnflowered taxon URL
www.paenflowered.org/apgii/caryophyllales/amaranthaceae/amaranthus
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL
naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Amaranthus
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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Names and etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • Conservation
  • Cultivation
  • Potential adverse effects
  • Uses
  • Nutrition
  • Seed
  • Leaves, roots, and stems
  • Oil
  • Dyes
  • In culture
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Amaranthus is a genus of plants commonly known as amaranths. Some species are known by variants of the common name "pigweed". Some members are annual and others are perennial. The plant can grow from tall with a succulent, hollow stem. Parts of the plant vary from green to reddish. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in the summer or fall.

There are 75 recognized species in the genus, some monoecious and some dioecious. The name amaranth was originally applied to the closely related genus Celosia. Amaranthus is cosmopolitan in tropical regions. Some species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals (with amaranth grain being collected), and ornamental plants.

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