Family Amaranthaceae
Taxon ID: 27370
Summary
Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 67 taxa in Family Amaranthaceae spanning 20 genera.
Direct Child Taxa (20)
- Genus Achyranthes
- Genus Alternanthera
- Genus Amaranthus
- Genus Atriplex
- Genus Bassia
- Genus Beta
- Genus Celosia
- Genus Chenopodiastrum
- Genus Chenopodium
- Genus Cycloloma
- Genus Dysphania
- Genus Froelichia
- Genus Gomphrena
- Genus Guilleminea
- Genus Hermbstaedtia
- Genus Iresine
- Genus Polycnemum
- Genus Salicornia
- Genus Salsola
- Genus Suaeda
Taxonomic Leaves (62)
- Calicoplant (Alternanthera ficoidea bettzichiana)
- Prostrate Pigweed (Amaranthus albus)
- Mat Amaranth (Amaranthus blitoides)
- Purple Amaranth (Amaranthus blitum)
- Tidal Marsh Amaranth (Amaranthus cannabinus)
- Large-fruited Amaranth (Amaranthus deflexus)
- Slim Amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus)
- Carelessweed (Amaranthus palmeri)
- Seaside Amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus)
- Redroot Amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus)
- Spiny Amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
- Silver Cock's Comb (Celosia argentea)
- Plains Snakecotton (Froelichia floridana floridana)
- Slender Snakecotton (Froelichia gracilis)
- Common Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
- Crested Saltbush (Atriplex mucronata)
- Spear Saltbush (Atriplex patula)
- Triangle Orache (Atriplex prostrata)
- Hairy Smotherweed (Bassia hirsuta)
- Missouri Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album)
- Mexican Tea (Dysphania ambrosioides)
- Bush's Goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri)
- Oak-leaved Goosefoot (Chenopodium glaucum glaucum)
- Nettle-leaved Goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum murale)
- Mapleleaf Goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum simplex)
- Standley's Goosefoot (Chenopodium standleyanum)
- Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot (Dysphania botrys)
- Winged Pigweed (Cycloloma atriplicifolium)
- Dwarf Saltwort (Salicornia bigelovii)
- Virginia Glasswort (Salicornia virginica)
- Prickly Russian Thistle (Salsola tragus)
- Annual Seepweed (Suaeda linearis)
- Herbaceous Seepweed (Suaeda maritima)
- Juda's Bush (Iresine rhizomatosa)
- Prickly Saltwort (kali) (Salsola kali kali)
- Prickly Saltwort (pontica) (Salsola kali pontica)
- Giant Needleleaf (Polycnemum majus)
- Guineaflower (Hermbstaedtia odorata)
- Small Matweed (Guilleminea densa aggregata)
- Clammy Goosefoot (Dysphania pumilio)
- Dwarf-flower (Dysphania plantaginella)
- Devil's Horsewhip (Achyranthes aspera pubescens)
- Alligator Weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)
- Khakiweed (Alternanthera pungens)
- Dwarf Copperleaf (Alternanthera sessilis)
- Red Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)
- Wheelscale Saltbush (Atriplex elegans elegans)
- Tumbling Saltweed (Atriplex rosea)
- Mock-cypress (Bassia scoparia)
- Beet (Beta vulgaris vulgaris)
- Perennial Goosefoot (Chenopodium bonus-henricus)
- Ridged Goosefoot (Chenopodium carnosulum)
- Narrowleaf Goosefoot (Chenopodium leptophyllum)
- Largeseed Goosefoot (Chenopodium macrospermum)
- Gray Goosefoot (Chenopodium opulifolium)
- Many-seeded Goosefoot (Chenopodium polyspermum)
- Desert Goosefoot (Chenopodium pratericola)
- Stinking Goosefoot (Chenopodium vulvaria)
- Prostrate Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena serrata)
- Grassleaf Orache (Atriplex littoralis)
- Garden Orache (Atriplex hortensis)
- Perennial Glasswort (Salicornia ambigua)
Additional taxa
Synonyms
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Descendant Taxa Checklist
Open checklist with filters| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Class | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicoplant | Alternanthera ficoidea bettzichiana | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Prostrate Pigweed | Amaranthus albus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Mat Amaranth | Amaranthus blitoides | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Purple Amaranth | Amaranthus blitum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Tidal Marsh Amaranth | Amaranthus cannabinus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Large-fruited Amaranth | Amaranthus deflexus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Slim Amaranth | Amaranthus hybridus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Carelessweed | Amaranthus palmeri | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Seaside Amaranth | Amaranthus pumilus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Redroot Amaranth | Amaranthus retroflexus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Spiny Amaranth | Amaranthus spinosus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Silver Cock's Comb | Celosia argentea | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Plains Snakecotton | Froelichia floridana floridana | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Slender Snakecotton | Froelichia gracilis | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Common Globe Amaranth | Gomphrena globosa | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Crested Saltbush | Atriplex mucronata | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Spear Saltbush | Atriplex patula | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Triangle Orache | Atriplex prostrata | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Hairy Smotherweed | Bassia hirsuta | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Missouri Lambsquarters | Chenopodium album | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Mexican Tea | Dysphania ambrosioides | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Bush's Goosefoot | Chenopodium berlandieri | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Oak-leaved Goosefoot | Chenopodium glaucum glaucum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Nettle-leaved Goosefoot | Chenopodiastrum murale | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Mapleleaf Goosefoot | Chenopodiastrum simplex | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Standley's Goosefoot | Chenopodium standleyanum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot | Dysphania botrys | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Winged Pigweed | Cycloloma atriplicifolium | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Dwarf Saltwort | Salicornia bigelovii | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Virginia Glasswort | Salicornia virginica | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Prickly Russian Thistle | Salsola tragus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Annual Seepweed | Suaeda linearis | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Herbaceous Seepweed | Suaeda maritima | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Juda's Bush | Iresine rhizomatosa | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Prickly Saltwort (kali) | Salsola kali kali | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Prickly Saltwort (pontica) | Salsola kali pontica | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Giant Needleleaf | Polycnemum majus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Guineaflower | Hermbstaedtia odorata | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Small Matweed | Guilleminea densa aggregata | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Clammy Goosefoot | Dysphania pumilio | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Dwarf-flower | Dysphania plantaginella | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Devil's Horsewhip | Achyranthes aspera pubescens | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Alligator Weed | Alternanthera philoxeroides | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Khakiweed | Alternanthera pungens | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Dwarf Copperleaf | Alternanthera sessilis | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Red Amaranth | Amaranthus cruentus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Wheelscale Saltbush | Atriplex elegans elegans | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Tumbling Saltweed | Atriplex rosea | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Mock-cypress | Bassia scoparia | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Beet | Beta vulgaris vulgaris | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Perennial Goosefoot | Chenopodium bonus-henricus | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Ridged Goosefoot | Chenopodium carnosulum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Narrowleaf Goosefoot | Chenopodium leptophyllum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Largeseed Goosefoot | Chenopodium macrospermum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Gray Goosefoot | Chenopodium opulifolium | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Many-seeded Goosefoot | Chenopodium polyspermum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Desert Goosefoot | Chenopodium pratericola | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Red Goosefoot | Chenopodium rubrum rubrum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| City Goosefoot | Chenopodium urbicum | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Stinking Goosefoot | Chenopodium vulvaria | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Globe Amaranth | Gomphrena celosioides | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Prostrate Globe Amaranth | Gomphrena serrata | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Mediterranean Amaranth | Amaranthus graecizans | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Grassleaf Orache | Atriplex littoralis | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Garden Orache | Atriplex hortensis | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| Perennial Glasswort | Salicornia ambigua | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |
| No Common Name | Salicornia sp. | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Magnoliopsida | Plantae |