Amaranthaceae
Crispleaf amaranth
Amaranthus crispus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Czech
- Laskavec kadeřavý
- English
- Crispleaf amaranth
- Finnish
- Poimurevonhäntä
- German
- Krauser Amarant
- Swedish
- Krusamarant
Synonyms
- Albersia crispa (Lesp. & Thévenau) Asch. ex Hausskn.
- Amaranthus cristulatus Speg.
- Celosia crispus Lesp. & Thev.
- Euxolus crispus Lesp. & Thévenau
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Pavel Kúr, CC0, 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.