Amaranthaceae
Slim amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (26)
- Afrikaans
- Misbredie, Sprinkaanbossie, Wilde-aartappelbos
- Arabic
- قطيفة هجينة, قطية مختلطة المولد
- arz
- امارانثوس هجين
- Chinese
- 綠穗莧, 緑穗莧, 绿穗苋, 老枪谷子, 青苋, 青莧
- Czech
- Laskavec rozkladitý
- Dutch
- Groene amarant, Franse amarant en basterdamarant, Franse en Basterdamarant, Basterdamarant
- English
- Slim amaranth, Smooth amaranth, Smooth pigweed, Amaranth pigweed, Green amaranth, Pigweed, Red amaranth, Spleen amaranth
- Estonian
- Värd-rebashein
- Finnish
- Viljarevonhäntä, Hoikkarevonhäntä
- French
- Amarante hybride, Amarante verte
- Georgian
- Წითელი ჯიჯლაყა
- German
- Grünähriger Fuchsschwanz
- Hausa
- Hudar Alayyahu
- hsb
- Rozpřestrěty šćěrjenc
- Indonesian
- Bayam kakap, Bayam tahun
- Japanese
- ホソアオゲイトウ, ムラサキアオゲイトウ
- Malagasy
- Anamena, Anampatsimena, Kimoaembazaha, Kimoaevavy, Kimoembazaha, Kimoevavy,, Komoay, Taritaribazaha
- Polish
- Szarłat prosty
- Quechua
- Ataqu, Ataku, Hat'aqu, Hataqu, Jat'aqu
- Slovenian
- Izrodni ščir
- Southern Sotho
- Theepe-ea-bokoni
- Spanish
- Ataco, Ca a ruru, Ca a rurú, Ca á ruru, Ca á rurú, Ledos, Sangorache, Yuyo colorado
- Swedish
- Grönamarant
- Welsh
- Blodyn amor gwyrdd
- Xhosa
- Umtyutyu, Unumdlomboyi
- Zulu
- Imbuya, Isheke
Synonyms
- Amaranthus aureus hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus batalleri Sennen
- Amaranthus bellardii hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus berchtholdii Moq.
- Amaranthus catechu Moq.
- Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
- Amaranthus chlorostachys var. hybridus (L.) S.Watson
- Amaranthus cruentus var. patulus (Bertol.) Lambinon
- Amaranthus eugenii Sennen
- Amaranthus flavescens hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus hecticus Willd.
- Amaranthus hybridus f. aciculatus Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hybridus
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. incurvatus (Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr.) Brenan
- Amaranthus hybridus var. batalleri (Sennen) Carretero
- Amaranthus hybridus var. bellardii Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. chlorostachys Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. chlorostachys (Willd.) Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. densus Farw.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. hecticus (Willd.) Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. hybridus
- Amaranthus hybridus var. laetus (Willd.) Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. prostratus Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. rubricaulis Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. sanguineus (L.) Farw.
- Amaranthus incurvatus Gren. & Godr.
- Amaranthus intermedius Guss. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus laetus Willd.
- Amaranthus laxiflorus Comell. ex Poll.
- Amaranthus neglectus hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus nepalensis Cat.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. sanguineus Regel
- Amaranthus patulus Bertol.
- Amaranthus patulus f. multispiculatus (Sennen) Priszter
- Amaranthus patulus var. multispiculatus Sennen
- Amaranthus pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Almq.
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. chlorostachys (Willd.) A.Gray
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. hybridus (L.) A.Gray
- Amaranthus spicatus Rchb.
- Amaranthus timeroyi Jord. ex Moq.
and 3 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to February, April to October (from 132 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:MarkusHagenlocher, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patricio Novoa Quezada from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.