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Taxon:  Amaranthus cruentus L.



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
70070
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1269. 1759
Verified:
02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
20 (20  active, 3  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Amaranthus paniculatus L.
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Reference(s)
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  3. Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
  4. Costea, M. et al. 2006. Delimitation of Amaranthus cruentus L. and Amaranthus caudatus L. using micromorphology and AFLP analysis: an application in germplasm identification. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:1625-1633.
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Common names
English
African-spinach –
blood amaranth –
bush greens –
caterpillar amaranth –
Indian-spinach –
panicled amaranth –
purple amaranth –
red amaranth –
red shank –
Sudan-spinach –
wild amaranth –
French
amarante –
amarante étalée –
queue de renard –
German
Rispenfuchsschwanz –
rispiger Fuchsschwanz –
Portuguese
amaranto –
bredo –
Spanish
achita –
bledo –
Swedish
blodamarant –
Transcribed Chinese
lao ya gu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
6Other     
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Human foodpseudocereal Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Human foodvegetable Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
Weedpotential seed contaminant Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979
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=70070. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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