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Amaranthus blitum
L.
- purple amaranth
(plant)
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Amaranthus (Genus)
..Amaranthus albus (Species) - pigweed
..[Amaranthus angustifolius] (Species)
..Amaranthus blitoides (Species) - mat amaranth
..Amaranthus caudatus (Species) - love-lies-bleeding
..[Amaranthus cruenthus] (Species)
..[Amaranthus cruentus] (Species) - red amaranth
..Amaranthus deflexus (Species) - largefruit amaranth
..Amaranthus graecizans (Species)
..Amaranthus hybridus (Species) - green pigweed
..Amaranthus hypochondriacus (Species) - Prince-of-Wales feather
..[Amaranthus lividus] (Species)
..Amaranthus melancholicus (Species)
..Amaranthus palmeri (Species) - carelessweed
..Amaranthus paniculatus (Species)
..Amaranthus retroflexus (Species) - careless weed
..Amaranthus standleyanus (Species)
..Amaranthus tricolor (Species) - joseph's-coat
..Amaranthus viridis (Species) - slender amaranth
..[Amaranthus vulgatissimus] (Species)
..Amaranthus blitum (Species) - purple amaranth
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Linnaeus
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:
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Amaranthus ascendens
Loisel.
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Amaranthus lividus
L.
Ref:
R. van der Meijden, 1990
: 120.
Synonymous name
:
Amaranthus lividus
subsp.
polygonoides
(Moq.) Probst
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Amaranthus lividus
var.
polygonoides
(Moq.) Thellung
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
kleine majer
Ref:
R. van der Meijden, 1990
: 120.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
purple amaranth
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