As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Amaranthus
This genus name was first published in Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 269 (1763)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was unplaced by WFO (a taxonomist hasn’t yet placed the name in the taxonomy). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-1200110683.
Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Amaranthus:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranthus aellenii | Giorn. Bot. Ital. 101: 404 (1968) | wfo-0000530011 | ||
| Amaranthus aeneus | Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec : 8 (1816) | wfo-0000530012 | ||
| Amaranthus alaco | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 23 1916 | — | wfo-0001046302 | |
| Amaranthus albiflorus | Prodr. 13(2): 263 (1849) | wfo-0000530015 | ||
| Amaranthus alleizettei | Candollea 14: 159 (1953) | wfo-0000530027 | ||
| Amaranthus angustifolius var. silvester | 1077 5(1): 300 1914 | — | wfo-0001046031 | |
| Amaranthus antillensis | – | — | wfo-0001045964 | |
| Amaranthus aragonensis | Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. ix. 183 (1910). | wfo-0000530042 | ||
| Amaranthus artineanus | Man. Fl. Egypt 1: 311 (1912) | wfo-0000530046 | ||
| Amaranthus ascendens | Hort. Bot. Hafn. , Suppl.: 107 (1819) | wfo-0000530050 | ||
| Amaranthus ascendens subvar. axillaris | Fl. Advent. Montpellier 216 (1912) | wfo-1200110535 | ||
| Amaranthus blitoides f. densifolius | Willdenowia 52(3): 338 2022 | wfo-1200028543 | ||
| Amaranthus blitoides f. thellungii | Willdenowia 52(3): 338 2022 | wfo-1200028447 | ||
| Amaranthus blitoides unranked thellungii | Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 0.625 1912 | wfo-1200028640 | ||
| Amaranthus blitoides var. nanus | – | wfo-1200027031 | ||
| Amaranthus blitum | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 69. 1840 | wfo-0000530086 | ||
| Amaranthus blitum var. silvestris | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 263 (1849) | wfo-1200110536 | ||
| Amaranthus bracteosus | Bot. Gaz. 19: 214 (1894) | wfo-0000530101 | ||
| Amaranthus braunii | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 270 (1914) | wfo-0000530104 | ||
| Amaranthus brisbanii | Nauchni Trudove Selskost. Inst. "Vasil Kolarov" 23: 50 (1978) | wfo-0000530105 | ||
| Amaranthus cacciatoi | – | wfo-0001302708 | ||
| Amaranthus canariensis | Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec : 8 (1816) | wfo-0000530114 | ||
| Amaranthus capitatus | Hort. Turic. (1827-28). | wfo-0000530119 | ||
| Amaranthus caracam | Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec : 8 (1816) | wfo-0000530120 | ||
| Amaranthus caracu | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 69 (1840) | wfo-0000530123 | ||
| Amaranthus cararia | Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec : 8 (1816) | wfo-0000530124 | ||
| Amaranthus cararu | Collecteana : 158 (1806) | wfo-0000530125 | ||
| Amaranthus carneus | Pittonia 2(8): 105. 1890 [3 Jun 1890] | wfo-0000530129 | ||
| Amaranthus carolinae | Nauchni Trudove Selskost. Inst. "Vasil Kolarov" 23: 51 (1978) | wfo-0000530130 | ||
| Amaranthus caturus | Fl. Brit. India 4: 720 (1885) | wfo-0000530135 | ||
| Amaranthus cernuus | Cat. Hort. Turic. : s.p. (1827-1828) | wfo-0000530145 | ||
| Amaranthus chipendalei | Nauchni Trudove Selskost. Inst. "Vasil Kolarov" 23: 52 (1978) | wfo-0000530147 | ||
| Amaranthus coesius | Prodr. 13(2): 266 (1849) | wfo-0000530157 | ||
| Amaranthus crassipes subsp. crassipes | – | – | — | wfo-1200108636 |
| Amaranthus crassipes subsp. warnockii | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 101:319 2015 | — | wfo-1200112817 | |
| Amaranthus crispus | Atti Accad. Sc. Napoli Ser. 2. iv. (1890) App. 2. | wfo-0001046238 | ||
| Amaranthus crocatus | Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec : 9 (1816) | wfo-0000530167 | ||
| Amaranthus deflexus var. minor | Fl. Advent. Montpellier 214 (1912) | wfo-1200110533 | ||
| Amaranthus deflexus var. pseudocrispus | Fl. Advent. Montpellier 215 (1912) | wfo-1200110534 | ||
| Amaranthus desfontanii | Nauchni Trudove Selskost. Inst. "Vasil Kolarov" 23: 51 (1978) | wfo-0000530179 | ||
| Amaranthus diacanthus | Fl. Ludov. : 31 (1817) | wfo-0000530180 | ||
| Amaranthus dioicus | Prodr. 13(2): 277 (1849) | wfo-0000530186 | ||
| Amaranthus divaricatus | Prodr. Fl. Cherson. : 185 (1872) | wfo-0000530188 | ||
| Amaranthus dobrogensis | Fl. Republ. Popul. Român. 1: 607, 645 (1952) | wfo-0000530189 | ||
| Amaranthus dubius | Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 141 (1901) | wfo-0000530191 | ||
| Amaranthus edouardii | Diagn. Nouv. : 29 (1936) | wfo-0000530194 | ||
| Amaranthus edulis | Prodr. 13(2): 277 (1849) | wfo-0000530195 | ||
| Amaranthus enervis | Fl. Austral. 5: 216 (1870) | wfo-0000530201 | ||
| Amaranthus enervis | Nauch. Trud. Vissh Selskostop. Inst. Plovdiv 23(1): 50 (1978):. | wfo-0000530202 | ||
| Amaranthus fatine | Pl. Hort. Erlang. : 197 (1814) | wfo-0000530208 | ||
| Amaranthus filicaulis | Cavanillesia 2: 34 (1929) | wfo-0000530209 | ||
| Amaranthus frutescens | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 348. 1849 [5 May 1849] | wfo-0000530220 | ||
| Amaranthus galii | Cavanillesia 2: 34 (1929) | wfo-0000530222 | ||
| Amaranthus giganteus | Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec : 91 (1816) | wfo-0000530225 | ||
| Amaranthus giganteus | Prodr. 13(2): 277 (1849) | wfo-0000530226 | ||
| Amaranthus glomeratus | Fl. Oesterr. Küstenl. 1: 375 (1897) | wfo-0000530227 | ||
| Amaranthus hungaricus | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 318 (1926) | wfo-0000530248 | ||
| Amaranthus hybridus | Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 140 (1901) | wfo-0000530253 | ||
| Amaranthus hybridus var. paniculatus | – | — | wfo-1200105820 | |
| Amaranthus jansen-wachterianus | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 347 (1914) | wfo-0000530299 | ||
| Amaranthus leucanthus | Fl. Ludov. : 32 (1817) | wfo-0000530315 | ||
| Amaranthus major | Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849) | wfo-0000530339 | ||
| Amaranthus margaritae | Wiener Ill. Gart.-Zeitung 12: 433 (1887) | wfo-0000530343 | ||
| Amaranthus mauritii | Diagn. Nouv. 114. 1936 [Jul 1936] | wfo-0000530344 | ||
| Amaranthus microphyllus | Sida 1: 248 (1964) | wfo-0000530352 | ||
| Amaranthus monteluccii | Inform. Bot. Ital. 1: 112. 1969 | wfo-0000530362 | ||
| Amaranthus moquinii | Cavanillesia 2: 34 (1929) | wfo-0000530364 | ||
| Amaranthus morosus | Fl. Germ. Excurs. : 585 (1832) | wfo-0000530365 | ||
| Amaranthus nettii | Nauchni Trudove Selskost. Inst. "Vasil Kolarov" 23: 50 (1978) | wfo-0000530374 | ||
| Amaranthus obcordatus | N. Amer. Fl. 21: 107 (1917) | wfo-0000530375 | ||
| Amaranthus pachystachys | Index Seminum (DR, Dresdensis) 1823: 1 (1823) | wfo-0000530386 | ||
| Amaranthus pakai | Novon 33: 2 (2025) | wfo-1000079916 | ||
| Amaranthus parisiensis | Handb. Bot. 3: 249 (1883) | wfo-0000530404 | ||
| Amaranthus parodii | Physis (Buenos Aires) 9: 8 (1928) | wfo-0000530405 | ||
| Amaranthus polgarianus | Ind. Horti Bot. Univ. Budapest 7: 119 (1949) | wfo-0000530416 | ||
| Amaranthus polychroa | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 3: 275 (1797) | wfo-0000530417 | ||
| Amaranthus polyflagellus | in Hort. Argent. (1834) ex Moq. in DC. Prod. xiii. II. 266. | wfo-0000530418 | ||
| Amaranthus probstii | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 271 (1926) | wfo-0000530432 | ||
| Amaranthus quitensis f. rufescens | Fl. Adv. Montpellier: 204. 1912. | wfo-0000530442 | ||
| Amaranthus quitensis var. stuckertianus | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(1): 355. 1914. | wfo-0000530443 | ||
| Amaranthus ralletii subsp. soproniensis | Evaxiana 8: 220. 2021 | wfo-1200024473 | ||
| Amaranthus rubra | Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 33(2): 479. 1915 | wfo-0000530468 | ||
| Amaranthus ruebelii | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 299 (1928) | wfo-0000530471 | ||
| Amaranthus rugulosus | Nauchni Trudove Selskost. Inst. "Vasil Kolarov" 23: 52 (1978) | wfo-0000530472 | ||
| Amaranthus sanguineus | Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 29 (1831) | wfo-0000530475 | ||
| Amaranthus sylvestris | Tabl. École Bot. 44, nom. nud. 1804 | wfo-0001046032 | ||
| Amaranthus tarraconensis | Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 21: 124 (1911) | wfo-0000530505 | ||
| Amaranthus tenuis | Fl. Austral. 5: 216 (1870) | wfo-0000530511 | ||
| Amaranthus terminatum | – | — | wfo-0001046253 | |
| Amaranthus thevenoei | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 346 (1914) | wfo-0000530514 | ||
| Amaranthus tortuosus | Hort. Bot. Hafn. , Suppl.: 107 (1819) | wfo-0000530521 | ||
| Amaranthus tremolsii | Diagn. Nouv. : 48 (1936) | wfo-0000530522 | ||
| Amaranthus tricolor subsp. melancholicus | Geill. Schoolfl. Nederl. ed. 11, 168 (1934) | wfo-1200110621 | ||
| Amaranthus tricolor var. melancholicus | Fl. Advent. Montpellier 209 (1912) | wfo-1200110619 | ||
| Amaranthus tucsonensis | Sida 18: 804 (1999) | wfo-0001262961 | ||
| Amaranthus tunetanus | S. African J. Bot. 114:78 2017 | — | wfo-1000081116 | |
| Amaranthus turcicensis | Preslia 13-15: 66 (1935) | wfo-0000530537 | ||
| Amaranthus turcomanicus | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 222 (1919) | wfo-0000530538 | ||
| Amaranthus turicensis | Ind. Horti Bot. Univ. Budapest 7: 140 (1949) | wfo-0000530539 | ||
| Amaranthus ulinei | Nauchni Trudove Selskost. Inst. "Vasil Kolarov" 23: 49 (1978) | wfo-0000530540 | ||
| Amaranthus undulatus | J. Exped. Trop. Australia [Mitchell] 102. 1848 | wfo-0000530543 | ||
| Amaranthus velutina | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xxii. (1887) 366. | wfo-0000530547 | ||
| Amaranthus verticillatus | Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 217 (1894) | wfo-0000530550 | ||
| Amaranthus viridis var. silvestris | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. (H.G.L. Reichenbach) 24: 178 (1908) | wfo-1200110537 | ||
| Amaranthus viscidulus | Pittonia 3: 344 (1898) | wfo-0000530555 | ||
| Amaranthus wilczekii | Diagn. Nouv. : 48 (1936) | wfo-0000530560 | ||
| Amaranthus zanensis | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 267. 1849 [5 May 1849] | wfo-0000530562 |