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The genus Amaranthus is in the family Amaranthaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Amaranthus

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Amaranthus acanthobracteatus Henr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus acanthochiton Sauer	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × adulterinus Thell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × aellenii Cacciato	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus aeneus Besser	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus alaco Thell.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amaranthus albiflorus Moq.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus albus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × alleizettei Aellen	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus anderssonii J.T.Howell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus antillensis Millsp.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amaranthus aragonensis Sennen	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus arenicola I.M.Johnst.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × artineanus Muschl.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus ascendens Hornem.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus asplundii Thell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus atropurpureus Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus aureus F.Dietr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus australis (A.Gray) Sauer	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus bahiensis Mart.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus bigelowii Uline & W.L.Bray	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus blitoides S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus blitum L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	3
Amaranthus blitum Rchb. ex Steud.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus bracteosus Uline & W.L.Bray	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus brandegeei Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus brasiliensis Moq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × braunii Thell.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus brisbanii Kov.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus brownii Christoph. & Caum	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × budensis Priszter	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus campestris Willd.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus canariensis Besser	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus capensis Thell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus capitatus Besser	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus caracasanus Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus cararia Besser	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus cararu Jacq. ex Zuccagni	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus cardenasianus Hunz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus carneus Greene	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus carolinae Kov.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus carura Jacq. ex Zuccagni	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus caturus Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × caturus B.Heyne ex Hook.f.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus caudatus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus celosioides Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus centralis J.Palmer & Mowatt	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus cernuus Besser	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus chihuahensis S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus chipendalei Kov.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus clementii Domin	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus cochleitepalus Domin	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus coesius F.Dietr. ex Moq.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus commutatus A.Kern.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus congestus C.C.Towns.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus crassipes Schltdl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	1
Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thévenau) A.Terracc.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus crispus Lesp. & Thev.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amaranthus crocatus Besser	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus cruentus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus cuspidifolius Domin	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus deflexus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus desfontanii Kov.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus diacanthus Raf.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus dinteri Schinz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus dioicus Michx. ex Moq.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus divaricatus Andrz. ex Lindem.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × dobrogensis Morariu	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus dubius K.Krause	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × edouardii Sennen	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus edulis Michx. ex Moq.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus fatine Mart.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × filicaulis Sennen	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus fimbriatus (Torr.) Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus floridanus (S.Watson) Sauer	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus furcatus J.T.Howell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × galii Sennen & Gonzalo	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus giganteus Besser	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus giganteus L'Hér. ex Moq.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus globosa L.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Amaranthus glomeratus Posp.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus graecizans L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	1
Amaranthus grandiflorus (J.M.Black) J.M.Black	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus greggii S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus haughtii Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × hungaricus Soó	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus hunzikeri N.Bayón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus hybridus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	1
Amaranthus hybridus K.Krause	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	1
Amaranthus induratus C.A.Gardner ex J.Palmer & Mowatt	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus interruptus R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × jansen-wachterianus Thell.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus kloosianus Hunz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus leptostachyus Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus lepturus S.F.Blake	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus leucanthus Raf.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus lombardoi Hunz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus looseri Suess.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus macrocarpus Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus major Salzm. ex Moq.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus margaritae Dammer	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × mauritii Sennen	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus microphyllus Shinners	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus minimus Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus mitchellii Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × monteluccii Cacciato	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × moquinii Sennen	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus morosus Rchb.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Hieron.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus nettii Kov.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus obcordatus (A.Gray) Standl.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × ozanonii Piszter	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus pallidiflorus F.Muell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus palmeri S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus paolii Chiov.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus paraguayensis Parodi	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus parisiensis Schenk	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × parodii Thell.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus parvulus Peter	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus persimilis Hunz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus peruvianus (Schauer) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × polgarianus Priszter & Kárpáti	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus polychroa Raeusch.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus polyflagellus Spreng. ex Moq.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus polygamus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus polygonoides L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus polystachyus Willd.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus powellii S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	1
Amaranthus praetermissus Brenan	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus pringlei S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × probstii Thell.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus pumilus Raf.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus retroflexus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus rosengurttii Hunz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus roxburghianus H.W.Kung	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus rubra K.Krause	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × ruebelii Thell.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus rugulosus (J.T.Howell) Kov.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus sanguineus Vell.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus scandens L.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus scariosus Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus schinzianus Thell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus scleranthoides (Andersson) Andersson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus scleropoides Uline & W.L.Bray	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × soproniensis Priszter & Kárpáti	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus sparganicephalus Thell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus spinosus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus squamulatus (Andersson) B.L.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus standleyanus Parodi ex Covas	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus tamariscinus Nutt.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus tamaulipensis Henrickson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × tarraconensis Sennen & Pau	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus tenuifolius Willd.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus tenuis Benth.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus terminatum Miq.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amaranthus × texensis Henrickson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus thellungianus Nevski	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Amaranthus × thevenoei Degen & Thell.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus tortuosus Hornem.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × tremolsii Sennen	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus tricolor L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus tucsonensis Henrickson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × tucsonensis Henrickson	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amaranthus × turcicensis Domin	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus turcomanicus Gand.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × turicensis Priszter	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus ulinei Kov.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus undulatus Lindl.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus urceolatus Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus venulosus S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus verticillatus Sessé & Moc.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus viridis L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus viscidulus Greene	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus vulgatissimus Speg.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus watsonii Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus × wilczekii Sennen	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus wrightii S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Amaranthus zanensis Hornem. ex Moq.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 455 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Amaranthus. Of these 105 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 210 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Amaranthus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 455 species names for the genus Amaranthus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	105	23.1%
◕	Synonym	262	57.6%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	88	19.3%

All names

The status of the 665 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Amaranthus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	113	17.0%
◕	Synonym	463	69.6%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	89	13.4%

Of the species names,

• 9 are recorded as invalid
• 12 are recorded as illegitimate

A further 3 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 455 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Amaranthus, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	1	0	0	1	0.2%
	Medium confidence	104	238	0	0	342	75.2%
	Low confidence	1	23	0	88	112	24.6%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Amaranthus is as follows: