List of Amaranthus species explained

The following species in the flowering plant genus Amaranthus, the amaranths, are accepted by Plants of the World Online.^[1] A number of these species are neglected and underutilized crops.^[2]

• Amaranthus acanthobracteatus
• Amaranthus acanthochiton
• Amaranthus acutilobus
• Amaranthus × adulterinus
• Amaranthus albus
• Amaranthus anderssonii
• Amaranthus arenicola
• Amaranthus asplundii
• Amaranthus atropurpureus
• Amaranthus aureus
• Amaranthus australis
• Amaranthus bahiensis
• Amaranthus bengalense
• Amaranthus blitoides
• Amaranthus blitum
• Amaranthus brandegeei
• Amaranthus brownii
• Amaranthus × budensis
• Amaranthus × cacciatoi
• Amaranthus californicus
• Amaranthus cannabinus
• Amaranthus capensis
• Amaranthus cardenasianus
• Amaranthus × caturus
• Amaranthus caudatus
• Amaranthus celosioides
• Amaranthus centralis
• Amaranthus clementii
• Amaranthus cochleitepalus
• Amaranthus commutatus
• Amaranthus congestus
• Amaranthus crassipes
• Amaranthus crispus
• Amaranthus cruentus
• Amaranthus cuspidifolius
• Amaranthus deflexus
• Amaranthus dinteri
• Amaranthus fimbriatus
• Amaranthus floridanus
• Amaranthus furcatus
• Amaranthus graecizans
• Amaranthus grandiflorus
• Amaranthus greggii
• Amaranthus hunzikeri
• Amaranthus hybridus
• Amaranthus hypochondriacus
• Amaranthus induratus
• Amaranthus interruptus
• Amaranthus × jansen-wachterianus
• Amaranthus kloosianus
• Amaranthus lepturus
• Amaranthus lombardoi
• Amaranthus looseri
• Amaranthus macrocarpus
• Amaranthus minimus
• Amaranthus mitchellii
• Amaranthus muricatus
• Amaranthus neei
• Amaranthus obcordatus
• Amaranthus palmeri
• Amaranthus paraganensis
• Amaranthus pedersenianus
• Amaranthus persimilis
• Amaranthus peruvianus
• Amaranthus polygonoides
• Amaranthus powellii
• Amaranthus praetermissus
• Amaranthus pumilus
• Amaranthus × pyxidatus
• Amaranthus rajasekharii
• Amaranthus × ralletii
• Amaranthus retroflexus
• Amaranthus rhombeus
• Amaranthus rosengurttii
• Amaranthus saradhiana
• Amaranthus scariosus
• Amaranthus schinzianus
• Amaranthus scleranthoides
• Amaranthus scleropoides
• Amaranthus sonoriensis
• Amaranthus × soproniensis
• Amaranthus sparganicephalus
• Amaranthus spinosus
• Amaranthus squamulatus
• Amaranthus standleyanus
• Amaranthus × tamariscinus
• Amaranthus tamaulipensis
• Amaranthus × texensis
• Amaranthus thunbergii
• Amaranthus torreyi
• Amaranthus tortuosus
• Amaranthus tricolor
• Amaranthus tuberculatus
• Amaranthus tucsonensis
• Amaranthus tunetanus
• Amaranthus undulatus
• Amaranthus urceolatus
• Amaranthus viridis
• Amaranthus viscidulus
• Amaranthus vulgatissimus
• Amaranthus watsonii
• Amaranthus wrightii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amaranthus L. . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2021 . 11 September 2021 .
2. Das . Saubhik . 28 February 2014 . Domestication, phylogeny and taxonomic delimitation in underutilized grain Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) – a status review . Feddes Repertorium . 123 . 4 . 273–282 . 10.1002/fedr.201200017 . 11 September 2021 . subscription .