PLANTS Profile for Amaranthus blitum var. blitum (purple amaranth)

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PLANTS Profile

Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum
purple amaranth

Symbol:

AMBLB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

More Information:

Images:
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum

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Synonyms:
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum

	AMAS	Amaranthus ascendens Loisel.
	AMVI6	Amaranthus viridis auct. non L.

Distribution:
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum


View Native Status

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USA (NY)

Related Taxa:
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 45 species in Amaranthus, 3 varieties in Amaranthus blitum L.

Classification:
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus	Amaranthus L. – pigweed
Species	Amaranthus blitum L. – purple amaranth
Variety	Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum – purple amaranth

Introduced Information:
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 08:40 PM CDT