Amaranthus polygonoides

Characteristics
Dicots
Amaranthus polygonoides L.
TROPICAL AMARANTH
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Not Native
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Amaranthus polygonoides L. - TROPICAL AMARANTH
Citation
AMARANTHUS POLYGONOIDES Linnaeus, Pl. Jamaic. Pug. 27. 1759.
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JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: t. 92(2). 1707). Lectotypified by Henrickson, Sida 18: 797. 1999.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Miami-Dade
USF
 
Monroe Keys
FLAS
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Amblogyna polygonoides
Amblogyna polygonoides (Linnaeus) Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 3: 42. 1837 ("1836").
BASIONYM: Amaranthus polygonoides Linnaeus 1759.
 
Glomeraria polygonoides
Glomeraria polygonoides (Linnaeus) Cavanilles, Elench. Pl. Hort. Matr. 17. 1803.
BASIONYM: Amaranthus polygonoides Linnaeus 1759.
 
Roemeria polygonoides
Roemeria polygonoides (Linnaeus) Moench, Methodus 341. 1794.
BASIONYM: Amaranthus polygonoides Linnaeus 1759.
 
Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Amaranthus polygonoides - 159
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Amaranthus polygonoides - 159
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