Taxonomy Profile: Amaranthus blitum (L)

Amaranthus blitum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Amaranthus lividus
L
Amaranthus ascendens
Loisel
Amaranthus lividus ssp. polygonoides
Moq Probst
Amaranthus lividus var. polygonoides
Moq Thell
Amaranthus blitum ssp. emarginatus
Moq ex Uline & WL Bray Carretero Muñoz Garm & Pedrol
Amaranthus blitum var. blitum
L
Amaranthus blitum var. pseudogracilis
Thell Costea
Amaranthus blitum var. emarginatus
Moq ex Uline & WL Bray Lambinon
Common Name(s):
purple amaranth []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Amaranthus blitum: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Caryophyllanae
Family : Amaranthaceae
pigweed |
amaranthes |
Genus : Amaranthus
pigweed |
Species : Amaranthus blitum
purple amaranth |
Amaranthus blitum Direct Children(s):
Amaranthus blitum: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Amaranthus blitum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Amaranthus blitum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Amaranthus blitum
Source:
Amaranthaceae and Phytolaccaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-07-18
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Amaranthus blitum
Publication(s):
Amaranthus blitum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Introduced
Amaranthus blitum: Comments