Amaranthaceae
Thunberg's amaranthus
Amaranthus thunbergii
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Afrikaans
- Hanekam, Kraanvoëlbossie, Rooiduiwel, Rooimisbredie
- English
- Thunberg's amaranthus, Poor man's spinach, Small pigweed
- Swedish
- Ullamarant
- Welsh
- Blodyn amor Thunberg
- Xhosa
- Uqupose
- Zulu
- Imbuya
Synonyms
- Amaranthus albus Thunb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: kevin koen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 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.