Amaranth family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae ( AM-ər-an-THAY-see-ee, -eye) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it the most species-rich lineage within its parent order, Caryophyllales.
29 branches of this family, most-observed first
saltbush subfamily
subfamilyChenopodioideae
Amaranthoideae
subfamilyAmaranthoideae
Gomphrenoideae
subfamilyGomphrenoideae
Salsoloideae
subfamilySalsoloideae
Salicornioideae
subfamilySalicornioideae
Camphorosmoideae
subfamilyCamphorosmoideae
Suaedoideae
subfamilySuaedoideae
Betoideae
subfamilyBetoideae
Corispermoideae
subfamilyCorispermoideae
Ouret
genusOuret
Polycnemoideae
subfamilyPolycnemoideae
Leucosphaera
genusLeucosphaera
Pleuropetalum
genusPleuropetalum
Iljinia
genusIljinia
Trichuriella
genusTrichuriella
Paraerva
genusParaerva
Neomonolepis
genusNeomonolepis
Traganopsis
genusTraganopsis
Halanthium
genusHalanthium
Omegandra
genusOmegandra
Hebanthodes
genusHebanthodes
Siamosia
genusSiamosia
Psilotrichopsis
genusPsilotrichopsis
Lecosia
genusLecosia
Cyathobasis
genusCyathobasis
Indobanalia
genusIndobanalia
Herbstia
genusHerbstia
Baolia
genusBaolia
Fadenia
genusFadenia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52327.