Amaranthaceae
Largefruit amaranth
Amaranthus deflexus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (16)
- Afrikaans
- Gewone misbredie, Kaapse misbredie
- arz
- امارانثوس ديفلكسوس
- Catalan
- Blet corbat, Blet arrossegadís
- Czech
- Laskavec skloněný
- Dutch
- Liggende majer
- English
- Largefruit amaranth
- Finnish
- Rikkarevonhäntä
- French
- Amarante couchée
- German
- Herabgebogener Amarant
- hsb
- Zhibnjeny šćěrjenc
- Japanese
- ハイビユ
- Persian
- تاجخروس واژگون
- Slovenian
- Polegli ščir
- Spanish
- Bledo rastrero
- Swedish
- Krypamarant
- Welsh
- Blodyn amor parhaol
Synonyms
- Albersia deflexa (L.) Fourr.
- Albersia prostrata (Balb.) Kunth
- Amarantellus argentinus Speg.
- Amaranthus deflexus f. rufescens (Godr.) Thell. & Probst
- Amaranthus deflexus var. rufescens (Godr.) Thell.
- Amaranthus minor (Moq.) Sennen
- Amaranthus perennis Bellardi
- Amaranthus prostratus Balb.
- Euxolus deflexus var. ascendens Moq.
- Euxolus deflexus var. major Moq.
- Euxolus deflexus var. minor Moq.
- Euxolus deflexus var. rufescens Godr.
- Galliaria prostrata (Balb.) Bubani
- Glomeraria deflexa (L.) Cav.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.