Amaranthaceae
Prince-of-Wales feather
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Amaranthus hypochondriacusAmaranthaceae
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- قطيفة شبه غضروفية
- arz
- قطيفه شبه غضروفيه
- Chinese
- 千穗谷, 老枪谷子, 籽粒苋
- Czech
- Laskavec červenoklasý
- English
- Prince-of-Wales feather
- Finnish
- Meksikonrevonhäntä, Amarantti
- German
- Trauer-Amarant
- hsb
- Žarowacy šćěrjenc
- Hungarian
- Piros disznóparéj, Piros amaránt
- Japanese
- シロミセンニンコク, アマランツス・ハイポコンドリアカス
- Persian
- تاجخروس ارغوانی
- Slovenian
- Žitni ščir
- Swedish
- Toppamarant
- Welsh
- Blodyn amor pruddglwyfus
Synonyms
- Amaranthus anardana Buch.-Ham.
- Amaranthus atrosanguineus Hort.Lugd.
- Amaranthus aureus Besser
- Amaranthus bernhardii Moq.
- Amaranthus flavus L.
- Amaranthus frumentaceus Buch.-Ham.
- Amaranthus hybridus Vell.
- Amaranthus hybridus f. hypochondiacus (L.) B.L.Rob.
- Amaranthus hybridus f. hypochondriacus (L.) B.L.Rob.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus (L.) Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. erythrostachys Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. hypochondriacus (L.) B.L.Rob.
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. macrostachys Moq.
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. monstrosus Moq.
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. racemosus Moq.
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. tortuosus Moq.
- Amaranthus macrostachyus Mérat ex Moq.
- Amaranthus monstrosus Cat.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.