Amaranthaceae
Tropical amaranth
Amaranthus polygonoides
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 合被苋
- English
- Tropical amaranth
- Swedish
- Trattamarant
Synonyms
- Albersia polygonoides (L.) Kunth
- Amaranthus berlandieri Uline & W.L.Bray
- Amaranthus polygonoides subsp. berlandieri (Moq.) Thell.
- Amaranthus taishanensis F.Z.Li & C.K.Ni
- Amaranthus verticillatus Pav. ex Moq.
- Amblogyna polygonoides (L.) Raf.
- Euxolus polygonoides Nakai
- Glomeraria polygonoides (L.) Cav.
- Roemeria polygonoides (L.) Moench
- Sarratia berlandieri Moq.
- Sarratia polygonoides (L.) Moq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 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.