Amaranthaceae
Spleen amaranth
Amaranthus dubius
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (14)
- Cantonese
- 假刺莧
- Catalan
- Espinac xinès
- Chinese
- 假刺苋, 假刺莧, 莧菜, 疑似苋, 苋菜
- English
- Spleen amaranth, Amaranth, Pigweed, Chinese spinach, Red spinach
- Haitian Creole
- Zepina
- Indonesian
- Bayam merah
- ks
- وۄستہٕ ہاکھ
- Lithuanian
- Blužninis burnotis
- mad
- Tarnya' Mèra
- Malagasy
- Anapatsavavy, Kiatondrambohitra, Kinione
- Spanish
- Pira dulde
- Tamil
- அரைக்கீரை, அரைக் கீரை
- Telugu
- బచ్చలి కూర
- za
- Byaekroem
Synonyms
- Amaranthus dubius var. flexuosus Thell.
- Amaranthus dubius var. leptostachys Thell.
- Amaranthus dubius var. xanthostachys Thell.
- Amaranthus tristis Willd.
- Amaranthus tristis var. flexuosus Moq.
- Amaranthus tristis var. xanthostachys Moq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Antonio W. Salas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Art Whistler, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AUGUSTOFFICE365, CC0, 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.