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Amaranthus retroflexus
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Genus:
Amaranthus
Species:
A. retroflexus
Binomial name
Amaranthus retroflexus
L.
Synonyms[2][3]
Amaranthus bulgaricus Kov.
Amaranthus bullatus Besser ex Spreng.
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willk.
Amaranthus curvifolius Spreng.
Amaranthus delilei Richt. & Loret
Amaranthus johnstonii Kov.
Amaranthus recurvatus Desf.
Amaranthus retroflexus var. delilei (Richt. & Loret) Thell.
Amaranthus retroflexus var. genuinus (L.) Thell. ex Probst
Amaranthus retroflexus var. rubricaulis Thell.
Amaranthus retroflexus f. rubricaulis Thell. ex Probst
Amaranthus retroflexus var. salicifolius lI.M.Johnst.
Amaranthus rigidus Schult. ex Steud.
Amaranthus spicatus Lam.
Amaranthus strictus Ten.
Amaranthus tricolor L.
Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl.
Galliaria scabra Bubani
Amaranthus retroflexus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae with several common names, including red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed, red-rooted pigweed, common amaranth, pigweed amaranth, and common tumbleweed.[4]
^NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Amaranthus retroflexus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
Amaranthusretroflexus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae with several common names, including red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed...
closely related Amaranthus blitum is also eaten. In Jamaica, it is known as callaloo. In Greece, it is known as vlita. Amaranthusretroflexus is also edible...
nomenclatorial catalogs usually include such information. In botany "Amaranthusretroflexus L." – "L." is the standard abbreviation used for "Linnaeus". "Hyacinthoides...
genera Alternanthera, Amaranthus, Celosia, and Iresine. Other species are considered weeds, e.g., redroot pigweed (Amaranthusretroflexus) and alligatorweed...
graecizans, native to Africa, but naturalized in North America. Amaranthusretroflexus, which is indigenous to tropical North and South America, has become...
Eurasia. Amaranthus hybridus grows from a short taproot and can be up to 2.5 m in height. It is a glabrous or glabrescent plant. Amaranthus hybridus was...
including: Amaranthus, species known as Quelite quintonil/quintonilli Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthusretroflexus, Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats., Amaranthus powellii...
used against diverse species as lettuce (Lactuca sativa), pigweed (Amaranthusretroflexus), red clover (Trifolium pratense), timothy (Phleum pratense), and...
of striped flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It feeds on Amaranthusretroflexus and lays eggs in it. The first stadium (duration of the first instar)for...
5–9. Acalypha rhomboidea also resembles young redroot pigweed (Amaranthusretroflexus L.), but may be distinguished from the latter by the flower clusters...
ornamentals including chrysanthemum and roses; and weeds including Amaranthusretroflexus, Chenopodium album, Datura stramonium, Erigeron canadensis, Plantago...
important broadleaf weeds including Abutilon theophrasti, Amaranthus powellii, Amaranthusretroflexus, Chenopodium album, Datura stramonium, Digitaria sanguinalis...
tested the extract as an herbicide on garden cress, redroot pigweed (Amaranthusretroflexus), velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti), yellow bristlegrass (Setaria...
Resistance to fomesafen has developed including in Amaranthusretroflexus in Northeast China, Amaranthus palmeri in Arkansas, and Euphorbia heterophylla...
America, in tropical and southern Africa, and in Australia. The genera Amaranthus (the amaranths) and Celosia (the cockscombs) contain many ornamental species...
Growth, and Biomass Partitioning in Chenopodium album (L.) and Amaranthusretroflexus (L.)". Plant Physiology. 84 (3): 954–8. doi:10.1104/pp.84.3.954...
Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July. The larvae feed on Amaranthusretroflexus. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information...
was one of their delicacies. Amaranthus cruentus Purple amaranth Thai: phak khom daeng. Vietnamese: rau dên. Amaranthus species are edible and have a...
small quantity, leaves when young Amaranth, pigweed, tumbleweed Amaranthusretroflexus Native to the tropical Americas, but widespread worldwide Leaves...
1% of seed germinated. Echinochloa crus-galli 17 years Only 1% of seed germinated. Amaranthusretroflexus 12 years Pyrus calleryana At least 11 years...
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