Amaranthaceae
Purple amaranth
Amaranthus blitum
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (35)
- Arabic
- بقلة يمانية, بقله يمانيه, جربوز, كستج, يربوز
- arz
- بقله يمانيه
- azb
- قیرمیزیبالدیر قاراتره
- Azerbaijani
- Qırmızıbaldır pəncər, Qırmızıbaldır qaratərə
- Belarusian
- Аксамітнік сіняваты, Зельбор, Зельборнік
- Burmese
- ဟင်းနုနယ်
- Chinese
- 凹头苋, 凹頭莧, 野苋, 野苋子, 野苋菜
- Czech
- Laskavec hrubozel
- Dutch
- Kleine majer
- English
- Purple amaranth, Least amaranth, Amaranth
- Finnish
- Pinaattirevonhäntä
- French
- Amarante blette, Amarante livide, Amarante sauvage
- German
- Aufsteigender Fuchsschwanz, Bleifarbiger Amarant, Aufsteigender Amarant
- Greek
- Βλίτο
- hsb
- Wjesny šćěrjenc
- Indonesian
- Bayam kotok
- Japanese
- イヌビユ, ノビユ, 犬莧
- kab
- Blittu
- Korean
- 개비름
- Latin
- Blitum
- Lithuanian
- Uoginis burnotis
- Malay
- Bayam Itik
- Marathi
- पोकळा
- Persian
- آمارانتوس بلیتوم
- pnt
- Αμάραντον, Μάραντον
- Polish
- Szarłat siny
- Russian
- Щирица жминда, Амарант жминда, Щирица жминдовая, Щирица синеватая
- Slovenian
- Goli ščir, Divji amarant, Zelenkasti ščir, Čampelj, Šmrkelj, Žnoder
- Spanish
- Bledo de Europa, Bledo rojo, Bledos de comer
- Swahili
- Mchicha
- Swedish
- Mållamarant
- Tamil
- முளைக்கீரை
- Thai
- ผักโขมหัด
- Ukrainian
- Щириця синювата
- Welsh
- Blodyn amor Guernsey
Synonyms
- Albersia arenaria Schur
- Albersia ascendens Fourr.
- Albersia blitum (L.) Kunth
- Albersia livida Kunth
- Amaranthus albus Rodsch. ex F.Dietr.
- Amaranthus alius E.H.L.Krause
- Amaranthus ascendens Loisel.
- Amaranthus berchtoldii Seidl ex Opiz
- Amaranthus blitonius St.-Lag.
- Amaranthus blitum subsp. polygonoides (Moq.) Carretero
- Amaranthus blitum var. ascendens (Loisel.) DC.
- Amaranthus blitum var. blitum
- Amaranthus blitum var. polygonoides Moq.
- Amaranthus diffusus Dulac
- Amaranthus gangeticus Wall.
- Amaranthus graecizans var. blitum (L.) Kuntze
- Amaranthus lividus Hort.Petrop. ex Hook.f.
- Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Thell. ex Wacht.
- Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Thell. ex Wacht.
- Amaranthus lividus subsp. lividus
- Amaranthus lividus subsp. polygonoides (Moq.) Thell. ex Probst
- Amaranthus lividus var. ascendens (Loisel.) Thell.
- Amaranthus lividus var. ascendens (Loisel.) Thell.
- Amaranthus lividus var. polygonoides (Moq.) Thell.
- Amaranthus minor Gray
- Amaranthus mucronatus Poir.
- Amaranthus oleraceus Rodsch.
- Amaranthus pallidus M.Bieb.
- Amaranthus polygonoides Zoll. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus prostratus Bastard
- Amaranthus ruderalis Koch ex Moq.
- Amaranthus tenuiflorus Fisch.Hort.Hal. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus tenuifolius Roxb.
- Amaranthus viridis All.
- Blitum maius Scop.
- Euxolus alius E.H.L.Krause
- Euxolus ascendens (Loisel.) Hara
- Euxolus viridis var. ascendens (Lois) Moq.
- Glomeraria blitum (L.) Cav.
Flowers
- In flower
- April, July to September, December (from 61 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bunnymom20, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: alcesevropsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.