OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Amaranthus viridis   FAMILY Amaranthaceae   Go to FSUS key

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus viridis   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Amaranthus viridis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Amaranthus viridis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-008:

Amaranthus viridis   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Amaranthus gracilis

 

COMMON NAME:
 Slender Amaranth, Tropical Green Amaranth

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Amaranthus viridis   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus viridis   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
 Amaranthus viridis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
 Amaranthus viridis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-008:
 Amaranthus viridis   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
 Amaranthus gracilis

 

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4671


Monoecious

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: South America

Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems not armed

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
3 tepals
Petals absent
3 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Utricle

 

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