Amaranthaceae
Prostrate pigweed
Amaranthus albus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- قطيفة بيضاء
- arz
- امارانثوس البس
- Bangla
- অ্যামারান্থাস অ্যালবাস
- Belarusian
- Аксамітнік белы
- Bulgarian
- Бял щир
- Chinese
- 白苋, 白莧, 细枝苋
- Czech
- Laskavec bílý
- Dutch
- Witte amarant
- English
- Prostrate pigweed, Tumbleweed, White amaranth, White pigweed, Common tumbleweed, Pigweed amaranth, Tumble pigweed
- Estonian
- Valge rebashein
- Finnish
- Valkorevonhäntä
- French
- Amarante blanche
- German
- Weißer Fuchsschwanz, Weisser Amarant, Weißer Amarant
- Hebrew
- ירבוז לבן
- hsb
- Běły šćěrjenc
- Japanese
- ヒメシロビユ
- nv
- Chʼil naamaasii
- Persian
- تاجخروس سفید
- Polish
- Szarłat biały
- Romanian
- Știr alb
- Russian
- Амарант белый, Щирица белая
- Slovenian
- Beli ščir
- Spanish
- Amarant blanc, Amaranto blanco, Bledo blanco, Capollos, Picapollos, Tamargo, Taramago, Zaramago
- Swedish
- Vit amarant
- Ukrainian
- Щириця біла
- Welsh
- Blodyn amor gwyn
Synonyms
- Amaranthus albus var. albus
- Amaranthus albus var. monosepalus Thell.
- Amaranthus albus var. parviflorus Moq.
- Amaranthus albus var. puberulus Thell.
- Amaranthus albus var. pubescens (Uline & W.L.Bray) Fernald
- Amaranthus albus var. rubicundus Thell.
- Amaranthus gracilentus H.W.Kung
- Amaranthus graecizans Cutanda
- Amaranthus graecizans var. pubescens Uline & W.L.Bray
- Amaranthus littoralis Hornem.
- Amaranthus pubescens (Uline & W.L.Bray) Rydb.
- Galliaria albida Bubani
- Glomeraria alba (L.) Cav.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to October, December (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vasily Moryashkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vasily Moryashkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: alcesevropsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nathalie c, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Halabica, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Amaranthus
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- Spiny amaranthAmaranthus spinosusAmaranthaceae
- Purple amaranthAmaranthus blitumAmaranthaceae
- Slender amaranthAmaranthus viridisAmaranthaceae
- Red amaranthAmaranthus cruentusAmaranthaceae
- Joseph's-coatAmaranthus tricolorAmaranthaceae
- Mat amaranthAmaranthus blitoidesAmaranthaceae
- Slim amaranthAmaranthus hybridusAmaranthaceae
- Prince-of-Wales featherAmaranthus hypochondriacusAmaranthaceae
- Spleen amaranthAmaranthus dubiusAmaranthaceae
- Largefruit amaranthAmaranthus deflexusAmaranthaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.