Amaranthaceae
Roughfruit amaranth
Amaranthus tuberculatus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 糙果苋, 西部苋, 西部莧
- Czech
- Laskavec tamaryškový
- Dutch
- Oeveramarant
- English
- Roughfruit amaranth
- Finnish
- Kansasinrevonhäntä
- French
- Amarante rugueuse
- Japanese
- ヒユモドキ
- Swedish
- Kansasamarant
Synonyms
- Acnida altissima (Riddell) Moq.
- Acnida altissima var. prostrata (Uline & W.L.Bray) Fernald
- Acnida altissima var. subnuda (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Fernald
- Acnida cannabina var. prostrata (Uline & W.L.Bray) Fernald
- Acnida cannabina var. subnuda (S.Watson) Fernald
- Acnida concatenata (Moq.) Small
- Acnida subnuda (S.Watson) Standl.
- Acnida tamariscina var. concatenata Uline & W.L.Bray
- Acnida tamariscina var. prostrata Uline & W.L.Bray
- Acnida tamariscina var. subnuda (S.Watson) J.M.Coult.
- Acnida tamariscina var. tuberculata (Moq.) Uline & W.L.Bray
- Acnida tuberculata Moq.
- Acnida tuberculata var. prostrata (Uline & W.L.Bray) Lunell
- Acnida tuberculata var. prostrata (Uline & W.L.Bray) B.L.Rob.
- Acnida tuberculata var. subnuda S.Watson
- Amaranthus altissimus Riddell
- Amaranthus ambigens Standl.
- Amaranthus cannabinus var. concatenatus Moq.
- Amaranthus miamiensis Riddell
- Amaranthus rudis J.D.Sauer
- Amaranthus tuberculatus var. prostratus (Uline & W.L.Bray) Mohlenbr.
- Amaranthus tuberculatus var. rudis (J.D.Sauer) Costea & Tardif
- Amaranthus tuberculatus var. subnudus (S.Watson) Mohlenbr.
- Montelia tamariscina (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Montelia tamariscina var. concatenata A.Gray
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, 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.