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Amaranthus

Plants

Family: Amaranthaceae

147 species in the Library

About

Amaranthus is a genus of plants commonly known as amaranths. Some species are known by variants of the common name "pigweed". Some members are annual and others are perennial. The plant can grow from 1 to 2.5 metres tall with a succulent, hollow stem. Parts of the plant vary from green to reddish. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in the summer or fall.

Summary from Wikipedia

Amaranth

Grain

Amaranth

Amaranthus cruentus

Amaranthus acanthobracteatus

Amaranthus acanthobracteatus

Amaranthus acanthochiton

Amaranthus acanthochiton

Amaranthus adscendens

Amaranthus adscendens

Amaranthus adulterinus

Amaranthus adulterinus

Amaranthus albus

Amaranthus albus

Amaranthus albus

Amaranthus amboinicus

Amaranthus amboinicus

Amaranthus anardana

Amaranthus anardana

Amaranthus anderssonii

Amaranthus anderssonii

Amaranthus arenicola

Amaranthus arenicola

Amaranthus aschersonianus

Amaranthus aschersonianus

Amaranthus asplundii

Amaranthus asplundii

Amaranthus atropurpureus

Amaranthus atropurpureus

Amaranthus atrosanguineus

Amaranthus atrosanguineus

Amaranthus aureus

Amaranthus aureus

Amaranthus australis

Amaranthus australis

Amaranthus bahiensis

Amaranthus bahiensis

Amaranthus bengalense

Amaranthus bengalense

Amaranthus bengalensis

Amaranthus bengalensis

Amaranthus berchtholdi

Amaranthus berchtholdi

Amaranthus blitoides

Amaranthus blitoides

Amaranthus blitoides

Amaranthus blitum

Amaranthus blitum

Amaranthus blitum

Amaranthus bouchonii

Amaranthus bouchonii

Amaranthus brandegeei

Amaranthus brandegeei

Amaranthus brownii

Amaranthus brownii

Amaranthus budensis

Amaranthus budensis

Amaranthus cacciatoi

Amaranthus cacciatoi

Amaranthus californicus

Amaranthus californicus

Amaranthus cannabinus

Amaranthus cannabinus

Amaranthus capensis

Amaranthus capensis

Amaranthus capitatus

Amaranthus capitatus

Amaranthus cardenasianus

Amaranthus cardenasianus

Amaranthus cathecu

Amaranthus cathecu

Amaranthus caturus

Amaranthus caturus

Amaranthus caudatus

Amaranthus caudatus

Amaranthus caudatus

Amaranthus celosioides

Amaranthus celosioides

Amaranthus centralis

Amaranthus centralis

Amaranthus chihuahensis

Amaranthus chihuahensis

Amaranthus chlorostachys

Amaranthus chlorostachys

Amaranthus chlorostachys

Amaranthus clementii

Amaranthus clementii

Amaranthus cochleitepalus

Amaranthus cochleitepalus

Amaranthus commutatus

Amaranthus commutatus

Amaranthus congestus

Amaranthus congestus

Amaranthus crassipes

Amaranthus crassipes

Amaranthus crispus

Amaranthus crispus

Amaranthus cuspidifolius

Amaranthus cuspidifolius

Amaranthus deflexus

Amaranthus deflexus

Amaranthus deflexus

Amaranthus dinteri

Amaranthus dinteri

Amaranthus dubius

Amaranthus dubius

Amaranthus dubius

Amaranthus emarginatus

Amaranthus emarginatus

Amaranthus esculentus

Amaranthus esculentus

Amaranthus fimbriatus

Amaranthus fimbriatus

Amaranthus flexuosus

Amaranthus flexuosus

Amaranthus floridanus

Amaranthus floridanus

Amaranthus furcatus

Amaranthus furcatus

Amaranthus globosa

Amaranthus globosa

Amaranthus graecizans

Amaranthus graecizans

Amaranthus graecizans

Amaranthus grandiflorus

Amaranthus grandiflorus

Amaranthus greggii

Amaranthus greggii

Amaranthus hunzikeri

Amaranthus hunzikeri

Amaranthus hybr

Amaranthus hybr

Amaranthus hybridus

Amaranthus hybridus

Amaranthus hybridus

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Amaranthus induratus

Amaranthus induratus

Amaranthus interruptus

Amaranthus interruptus

Amaranthus jansen-wachterianus

Amaranthus jansen-wachterianus

Amaranthus kloosianus

Amaranthus kloosianus

Amaranthus lancefolius

Amaranthus lancefolius

Amaranthus lepturus

Amaranthus lepturus

Amaranthus linearis

Amaranthus linearis

Amaranthus lombardoi

Amaranthus lombardoi

Amaranthus looseri

Amaranthus looseri

Amaranthus macrocarpus

Amaranthus macrocarpus

Amaranthus miniatus

Amaranthus miniatus

Amaranthus minimus

Amaranthus minimus

Amaranthus mitchellii

Amaranthus mitchellii

Amaranthus monstrosus

Amaranthus monstrosus

Amaranthus monteluccii

Amaranthus monteluccii

Amaranthus muricatus

Amaranthus muricatus

Amaranthus neei

Amaranthus neei

Amaranthus nepalensis

Amaranthus nepalensis

Amaranthus obcordatus

Amaranthus obcordatus

Amaranthus ozanonii

Amaranthus ozanonii

Amaranthus pachystachys

Amaranthus pachystachys

Amaranthus palmeri

Amaranthus palmeri

Amaranthus palmeri

Amaranthus paniculatus

Amaranthus paniculatus

Amaranthus paraganensis

Amaranthus paraganensis

Amaranthus parisiensis

Amaranthus parisiensis

Amaranthus pedersenianus

Amaranthus pedersenianus

Amaranthus perennis

Amaranthus perennis

Amaranthus persimilis

Amaranthus persimilis

Amaranthus peruvianus

Amaranthus peruvianus

Amaranthus polyflagellus

Amaranthus polyflagellus

Amaranthus polygamus

Amaranthus polygamus

Amaranthus polygonoides

Amaranthus polygonoides

Amaranthus polystachyus

Amaranthus polystachyus

Amaranthus powellii

Amaranthus powellii

Amaranthus powellii

Amaranthus praetermissus

Amaranthus praetermissus

Amaranthus pumilus

Amaranthus pumilus

Amaranthus pycnostachys

Amaranthus pycnostachys

Amaranthus pyxidatus

Amaranthus pyxidatus

Amaranthus quitensis

Amaranthus quitensis

Amaranthus rajasekharii

Amaranthus rajasekharii

Amaranthus ralletii

Amaranthus ralletii

Amaranthus retroflexus

Amaranthus retroflexus

Amaranthus retroflexus

Amaranthus rhombeus

Amaranthus rhombeus

Amaranthus rosengurtii

Amaranthus rosengurtii

Amaranthus ruber

Amaranthus ruber

Amaranthus rubricaulis

Amaranthus rubricaulis

Amaranthus saradhiana

Amaranthus saradhiana

Amaranthus scariosus

Amaranthus scariosus

Amaranthus schinzianus

Amaranthus schinzianus

Amaranthus sclerantoides

Amaranthus sclerantoides

Amaranthus scleropoides

Amaranthus scleropoides

Amaranthus shengkuangensis

Amaranthus shengkuangensis

Amaranthus sonoriensis

Amaranthus sonoriensis

Amaranthus soproniensis

Amaranthus soproniensis

Amaranthus sparganicephalus

Amaranthus sparganicephalus

Amaranthus sparganiocephalus

Amaranthus sparganiocephalus

Amaranthus spec

Amaranthus spec

Amaranthus spinosus

Amaranthus spinosus

Amaranthus spinosus

Amaranthus spiratus

Amaranthus spiratus

Amaranthus splendens

Amaranthus splendens

Amaranthus squamulatus

Amaranthus squamulatus

Amaranthus standleyanus

Amaranthus standleyanus

Amaranthus taishanensis

Amaranthus taishanensis

Amaranthus tamariscinus

Amaranthus tamariscinus

Amaranthus tamaulipensis

Amaranthus tamaulipensis

Amaranthus tarraconensis

Amaranthus tarraconensis

Amaranthus texensis

Amaranthus texensis

Amaranthus thunbergii

Amaranthus thunbergii

Amaranthus torreyi

Amaranthus torreyi

Amaranthus tricolor

Amaranthus tricolor

Amaranthus tricolor

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Amaranthus tucsonensis

Amaranthus tucsonensis

Amaranthus tunetanus

Amaranthus tunetanus

Amaranthus turicensis

Amaranthus turicensis

Amaranthus undulatus

Amaranthus undulatus

Amaranthus urceolatus

Amaranthus urceolatus

Amaranthus vernus

Amaranthus vernus

Amaranthus viridis

Amaranthus viridis

Amaranthus viridis

Amaranthus viscidulus

Amaranthus viscidulus

Amaranthus vulgatissimus

Amaranthus vulgatissimus

Amaranthus wallichii

Amaranthus wallichii

Amaranthus watsonii

Amaranthus watsonii

Amaranthus wrightii

Amaranthus wrightii

Amaranthus zobelii

Amaranthus zobelii