Name:		Amaranthus L., (1753) [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Acnida Euxolus
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Amaranthaceae Juss. [Family] Caryophyllales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Amaranthus albus L. Amaranthus angustifolius Lam. Amaranthus ascendens Hornem. Amaranthus ascendens Loisel. Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats. Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus caudatus L. Amaranthus chlorostachys Moq.-Tand. Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd. Amaranthus chlorostachys Willk. ex Willk. & Lange Amaranthus crassipes Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thev.) N. Terr. Amaranthus cristatus Noronha Amaranthus cruentus L. Amaranthus deflexus L. Amaranthus dubius Mart. Amaranthus gangeticus L. Amaranthus gracilis Desf. Amaranthus graecizans L. Amaranthus hybridus L. Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. Amaranthus lividus L. Amaranthus mangostanus L. Amaranthus mangostanus Blanco Amaranthus melancholicus L. Amaranthus oleraceus L. Amaranthus oleraceus Rodschied Amaranthus oleraceus Roxb. Amaranthus paniculatus L. Amaranthus patulus Bertol. Amaranthus polygamus Amaranthus polygonoides L. Amaranthus powellii S. Wats. Amaranthus retroflexus L. Amaranthus spinosus L. Amaranthus sylvester Amaranthus tricolor L. Amaranthus tristis L. Amaranthus viridis L.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (60 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]