Amaranthaceae
Red amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (17)
- Catalan
- Espinac africà
- Chinese
- 天雪米, 繁穗苋, 鸦谷, 红粘谷, 红粘谷子, 老鸦谷, 红苋
- Czech
- Laskavec krvavý
- English
- Red amaranth, Love-lies-bleeding, Mexican grain amaranth, Purple amaranth, Amaranth, Pigweed, Blood amaranth, Prince's feather
- Finnish
- Purppurarevonhäntä
- French
- Amarante Rouge
- German
- Riesenfuchsschwanz
- hsb
- Wisaty šćěrjenc
- Japanese
- スギモリゲイトウ, スギモリケイトウ
- Lithuanian
- Šluotinis burnotis, Raibasis burnotis
- Malay
- Pokok Bayam Putih
- Polish
- Szarłat wyniosły, Szarłat spożywczy, Szarłat wiechowaty
- Russian
- Амарант метельчатый, Щирица багряная, Щирица кроваво-красная, Щирица метельчатая
- Slovenian
- Košati ščir
- Spanish
- Alegría, Huautli, Quelite, Galliaria patula
- Swedish
- Blodamarant
- Welsh
- Blodyn amor porffor
Synonyms
- Amaranthus anacardana Hook.f.
- Amaranthus arardhanus Sweet
- Amaranthus carneus hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus esculentus Besser
- Amaranthus farinaceus Roxb. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus guadeloupensis hort.
- Amaranthus guadelupensis hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. patulus (Bertol.) Carretero
- Amaranthus hybridus var. paniculatus (L.) Uline & W.L.Bray
- Amaranthus hybridus var. patulus Thell.
- Amaranthus incarnatus hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus montevidensis hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus L.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentus (L.) Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. longispicatus Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. monstrosus Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. sanguineus (L.) Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. speciosus L.H.Bailey
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. strictus (Willd.) Seub.
- Amaranthus purgans hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus rubescens hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus sanguineus L.
- Amaranthus sanguinolentus Schrad. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus speciosus Sims
- Amaranthus spicatus Wirzen
- Amaranthus strictus Willd.
- Amaranthus violaceus hort. ex Moq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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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.