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Taxon:  Amaranthus caudatus L.



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2789
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753
Verified:
02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus caudatus L. subsp. mantegazzianus (Pass.) ined.
Amaranthus caudatus L. subsp. saueri V. Jehlik
Amaranthus caudatus L. var. albiflorus Moq.
Amaranthus caudatus L. var. alopecurus Moq.
Amaranthus dussii Sprenger
Amaranthus edulis Speg.
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.
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Common names
English
foxtail –
foxtail amaranth –
Inca-wheat –
love-lies-bleeding –
purple amaranth –
red-hot-cattail –
tassel-flower –
velvet-flower –
Arabic
kef alemhena –
French
amarante caudée –
amarante queue-de-renard –
discipline des religieux –
queue de renard –
German
Gartenfuchsschwanz –
Inkaweizen –
India (Sanskrit)
jataco –
Japanese Rōmaji
himo-geitō –
sennin-koku –
Portuguese
moncos-de-Peru –
Quichua (Peru)
coimi –
cuipa –
Spanish
achita –
bledo francés –
kiwicha –
quilete –
trigo del Inca –
Swedish
rävsvans –
Transcribed Chinese
lao qiang gu –
Transcribed Korean
julmaendeurami –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Nepal
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Human foodpseudocereal Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weedpotential seed contaminant Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2789. Accessed 7 September 2025.


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