Amaranthaceae
Tidalmarsh amaranth
Amaranthus cannabinus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Amaranthus cannabinusAmaranthaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- قنب مائي
- English
- Tidalmarsh amaranth
- Estonian
- Kanep-rebashein
Synonyms
- Acnida cannabina L.
- Acnida cannabina var. concatenata Moq.
- Acnida cannabina var. cuspidata (Bertero ex Spreng.) Moq.
- Acnida cannabina var. lanceolata Moq.
- Acnida cannabina var. salicifolia Moq.
- Acnida elliotii Raf.
- Acnida obtusifolia Raf.
- Acnida rhyssocarpa Steud.
- Acnida ruscocarpa Willd.
- Acnida salicifolia Raf.
- Amaranthus macrocaulos Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.