Amaranthus Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Amaranthus is a plant genus in the Amaranthaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 38 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Reference: Amaranthus on Wikipedia
Amaranthus species
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
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Love Lies Bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
Andrés Ramírez-BarreraCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Tumbleweed
Amaranthus graecizans
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Tropical Amaranth
Amaranthus polygonoides
Sam KieschnickCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
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Thunberg's amaranth
Amaranthus thunbergii
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Green Amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
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- Amaranthus acanthochitonAmaranthus acanthochitonPlantoScan
Amaranthus acanthochiton
- White AmaranthAmaranthus albusPlantoScan
White Amaranth
Amaranthus albus
- Amaranthus anderssoniiAmaranthus anderssoniiPlantoScan
Amaranthus anderssonii
- Sand AmaranthAmaranthus arenicolaPlantoScan
Sand Amaranth
Amaranthus arenicola
- Prostrate AmaranthAmaranthus blitoidesPlantoScan
Prostrate Amaranth
Amaranthus blitoides
- Creeping AmaranthAmaranthus blitumPlantoScan
Creeping Amaranth
Amaranthus blitum
- Brown's AmaranthAmaranthus browniiPlantoScan
Brown's Amaranth
Amaranthus brownii
- California AmaranthAmaranthus californicusPlantoScan
California Amaranth
Amaranthus californicus
- Water AmaranthAmaranthus cannabinusPlantoScan
Water Amaranth
Amaranthus cannabinus
- Amaranthus crassipesAmaranthus crassipesPlantoScan
Amaranthus crassipes
- Curled AmaranthAmaranthus crispusPlantoScan
Curled Amaranth
Amaranthus crispus
- Red AmaranthAmaranthus cruentusPlantoScan
Red Amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus
- Low AmaranthAmaranthus deflexusPlantoScan
Low Amaranth
Amaranthus deflexus
- Fringed AmaranthAmaranthus fimbriatusPlantoScan
Fringed Amaranth
Amaranthus fimbriatus
- Florida amaranthAmaranthus floridanusPlantoScan
Florida amaranth
Amaranthus floridanus
- Amaranthus furcatusAmaranthus furcatusPlantoScan
Amaranthus furcatus
- Largeflower AmaranthAmaranthus grandiflorusPlantoScan
Largeflower Amaranth
Amaranthus grandiflorus
- Gregg's amaranthAmaranthus greggiiPlantoScan
Gregg's amaranth
Amaranthus greggii
- Smooth PigweedAmaranthus hybridusPlantoScan
Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus
- Prince's featherAmaranthus hypochondriacusPlantoScan
Prince's feather
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Mitchell's AmaranthAmaranthus mitchelliiPlantoScan
Mitchell's Amaranth
Amaranthus mitchellii
- Amaranthus muricatusAmaranthus muricatusPlantoScan
Amaranthus muricatus
- Amaranthus palmeriAmaranthus palmeriPlantoScan
Amaranthus palmeri
- Amaranthus polygamusAmaranthus polygamusPlantoScan
Amaranthus polygamus
- Powell's AmaranthAmaranthus powelliiPlantoScan
Powell's Amaranth
Amaranthus powellii
- Seaside AmaranthAmaranthus pumilusPlantoScan
Seaside Amaranth
Amaranthus pumilus
- Red-root PigweedAmaranthus retroflexusPlantoScan
Red-root Pigweed
Amaranthus retroflexus
- Joseph's CoatAmaranthus tricolorPlantoScan
Joseph's Coat
Amaranthus tricolor
- Roughseed amaranthAmaranthus tuberculatusPlantoScan
Roughseed amaranth
Amaranthus tuberculatus
- Watson's AmaranthAmaranthus watsoniiPlantoScan
Watson's Amaranth
Amaranthus watsonii
- Wright's AmaranthAmaranthus wrightiiPlantoScan
Wright's Amaranth
Amaranthus wrightii
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