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amaranths

Amaranthus

Amaranthus, collectively known as amaranth, is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants. Some amaranth species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals, and ornamental plants. Most of the Amaranthus species are summer annual weeds and are commonly referred to as pigweed. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in summer or autumn. Approximately 60 species are recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple, through red and green to gold. Members of this genus...

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amaranthus hybridus

complexAmaranthus hybridus

green amaranth

speciesAmaranthus viridis

Palmer's Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus palmeri

purple amaranth

speciesAmaranthus blitum

Prostrate Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus deflexus

prostrate pigweed

speciesAmaranthus albus

procumbent pigweed

speciesAmaranthus blitoides

Fringed Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus fimbriatus

rough-fruit amaranth

speciesAmaranthus tuberculatus

Tropical amaranth

speciesAmaranthus polygonoides

Joseph's Coat

speciesAmaranthus tricolor

Southern Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus australis

Tidalmarsh Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus cannabinus

African amaranth

speciesAmaranthus muricatus

Seabeach Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus pumilus

Gregg's Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus greggii

Watson's amaranth

speciesAmaranthus watsonii

Mat Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus graecizans

Torrey's amaranth

speciesAmaranthus torreyi

sand amaranth

speciesAmaranthus arenicola

California Pigweed

speciesAmaranthus californicus

Thunberg's Pigweed

speciesAmaranthus thunbergii

Tucson Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus tucsonensis

Amaranthus crassipes

speciesAmaranthus crassipes

Greenstripe

speciesAmaranthus acanthochiton

Tall Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus rudis

Amaranthus asplundii

speciesAmaranthus asplundii

Amaranthus dinteri

speciesAmaranthus dinteri

Amaranthus urceolatus

speciesAmaranthus urceolatus

Amaranthus crispus

speciesAmaranthus crispus

Amaranthus undulatus

speciesAmaranthus undulatus

Amaranthus sclerantoides

speciesAmaranthus sclerantoides

Amaranthus obcordatus

speciesAmaranthus obcordatus

Amaranthus macrocarpus

speciesAmaranthus macrocarpus

Amaranthus praetermissus

speciesAmaranthus praetermissus

Boggabri Weed

speciesAmaranthus mitchellii

Amaranthus squamulatus

speciesAmaranthus squamulatus

Amaranthus schinzianus

speciesAmaranthus schinzianus

Amaranthus grandiflorus

speciesAmaranthus grandiflorus

Indehiscent Pigweed

speciesAmaranthus standleyanus

Amaranthus anderssonii

speciesAmaranthus anderssonii

Amaranthus lepturus

speciesAmaranthus lepturus

Florida Amaranth

speciesAmaranthus floridanus

Amaranthus interruptus

speciesAmaranthus interruptus

Amaranthus scariosus

speciesAmaranthus scariosus

Amaranthus sparganiocephalus

speciesAmaranthus sparganiocephalus

Amaranthus persimilis

speciesAmaranthus persimilis

Amaranthus cochleitepalus

speciesAmaranthus cochleitepalus

Amaranthus clementii

speciesAmaranthus clementii

Amaranthus cuspidifolius

speciesAmaranthus cuspidifolius

Amaranthus scleropoides

speciesAmaranthus scleropoides

Amaranthus celosioides

speciesAmaranthus celosioides

Amaranthus peruvianus

speciesAmaranthus peruvianus

Cape Pigweed

speciesAmaranthus capensis

Amaranthus acanthobracteatus

speciesAmaranthus acanthobracteatus

Amaranthus tamaulipensis

speciesAmaranthus tamaulipensis

Amaranthus viscidulus

speciesAmaranthus viscidulus

Amaranthus neei

speciesAmaranthus neei

Amaranthus brandegeei

speciesAmaranthus brandegeei

Amaranthus congestus

speciesAmaranthus congestus

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 106)

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.72

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.208

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.132

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.402

History of Plants in Four Books

Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.356

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1219

Florum et coronariarum historia

Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.94

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.359

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 12)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.9

amaranths in Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden

Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden

Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.224

Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.171

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