Amaranthaceae
Spiny amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (34)
- Afrikaans
- Doringmisbredie
- Arabic
- قطيفة شائكة
- arz
- قطيفه شائكه
- Bambara
- Npɔrɔn ŋɔnima
- Bangla
- কাঁটানটে
- Bulgarian
- Бодлив щир
- Burmese
- ဟင်းနုနယ်ဆူးပေါက်
- Cantonese
- 勒莧菜
- Chinese
- 刺苋, 刺莧, 刺苋 筋苋菜, 刺苋菜, 勒苋菜, 竻苋菜, 簕苋菜
- English
- Spiny amaranth
- Finnish
- Piikkirevonhäntä
- French
- Amarante épineuse, Épinard cochon, Épinard malabar, Épinard piquant
- Hindi
- कटीली चौलाई
- Indonesian
- Bayam cucuk, Bayam duri
- Japanese
- ハリビユ, ハリイヌビユ
- Korean
- 가시비름
- mad
- Tarnya' ḍuri
- Malagasy
- Anampantsy, Anampatsa, Anampatsivavy, Anapatsalahy, Añampatsy,, Dasy, Felipatika, Kimoaelahy
- Malay
- Pokok Bayam Duri
- Malayalam
- മുള്ളൻ ചീര
- Marathi
- तांदुळजा
- Nepali
- काँडे लुँडे
- Nyanja
- Bonongwe
- pam
- Ayang lalaki
- pwn
- Ljadjulidjulis
- Quechua
- Kichka ataqu
- Russian
- Амарант колючий, Тандулия, Ширица колючая
- shn
- ၽၵ်းၶူမ်ၼၢမ်, ၽၵ်းႁူမ်ၼၢမ်
- Swedish
- Taggamarant
- Tamil
- முள்ளுக்கீரை
- tay
- Lalam
- Telugu
- ముళ్ళ తోటకూర
- Thai
- ผักโขมหนาม
- Vietnamese
- Dền gai, Rau dền gai
Synonyms
- Amaranthus spinosus f. inermis Lauterb. & K.Schum.
- Amaranthus spinosus var. basiscissus Thell.
- Amaranthus spinosus var. circumscissus Thell.
- Amaranthus spinosus var. indehiscens Thell.
- Amaranthus spinosus var. purpurascens Moq.
- Amaranthus spinosus var. pygmaeus Hassk.
- Amaranthus spinosus var. rubricaulis Hassk.
- Amaranthus spinosus var. viridicaulis Hassk.
- Galliaria spitosa (L.) Nieuwl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bill Keim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rony Ristow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Sealys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: wilderbombyx, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Haneesh K M, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lsf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.