Amaranthus hybridus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Slender pigweed, Slim amaranth

2016 Jean Pawek

2022 Charles Russell

2006 Adonis (Don) Tate

Amaranthus hybridus is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~160 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Amaranthus
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Amaranthus chlorostachys
PLANTS	Amaranthus incurvatus
PLANTS	Amaranthus patulus

Information about Amaranthus hybridus from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AMHY) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).