Amaranthaceae
Powell's amaranth
Amaranthus powellii
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (12)
- arz
- امارانثوس باويلى
- Chinese
- 直穗苋, 鲍氏苋
- Czech
- Laskavec zelenoklasý
- English
- Powell's amaranth
- Finnish
- Tummarevonhäntä
- French
- Amarante de Powell
- German
- Grünähriger Amarant
- hsb
- Zeleny šćěrjenc
- Hungarian
- Karcsú disznóparéj
- Japanese
- ホナガアオゲイトウ, イガホビユ
- Slovenian
- Vitkocvetni ščir
- Welsh
- Blodyn amor Powell
Synonyms
- Amaranthus chlorostachys var. powellii (S.Watson) Priszter
- Amaranthus chlorostachys var. pseudoretroflexus Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus f. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus var. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Carretero
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. powellii (S.Watson) B.Boivin
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) B.Boivin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: AnRo0002, 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.