List of Amaranthus species

Last updated July 12, 2025

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 Henrard
Amaranthus acanthochiton J.D.Sauer
Amaranthus acutilobus Uline & W.L.Bray
Amaranthus × adulterinus Thell.
Amaranthus albus L.
Amaranthus anderssonii J.T.Howell
Amaranthus arenicola I.M.Johnst.
Amaranthus asplundii Thell.
Amaranthus atropurpureus Roxb.
Amaranthus aureus F.Dietr.
Amaranthus australis (A.Gray) J.D.Sauer
Amaranthus bahiensis Mart.
Amaranthus bengalense Saubhik Das & Iamonico
Amaranthus blitoides S.Watson
Amaranthus blitum L.
Amaranthus brandegeei Standl.
Amaranthus brownii Christoph. & Caum
Amaranthus × budensis Priszter
Amaranthus × cacciatoi (Aellen ex Cacciato) Iamonico
Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S.Watson
Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) J.D.Sauer
Amaranthus capensis Thell.
Amaranthus cardenasianus Hunz.
Amaranthus × caturus B.Heyne ex Hook.f.
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Amaranthus celosioides Kunth
Amaranthus centralis J.Palmer & Mowatt
Amaranthus clementii Domin
Amaranthus cochleitepalus Domin
Amaranthus commutatus A.Kern.
Amaranthus congestus C.C.Towns.
Amaranthus crassipes Schltdl.
Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thévenau) A.Braun ex J.M.Coult. & S.Watson
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Amaranthus cuspidifolius Domin
Amaranthus deflexus L.
Amaranthus dinteri Schinz
Amaranthus fimbriatus (Torr.) Benth.
Amaranthus floridanus (S.Watson) J.D.Sauer
Amaranthus furcatus J.T.Howell
Amaranthus graecizans L.
Amaranthus grandiflorus (J.M.Black) J.M.Black
Amaranthus greggii S.Watson
Amaranthus hunzikeri N.Bayón
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.
Amaranthus induratus C.A.Gardner ex J.Palmer & Mowatt
Amaranthus interruptus R.Br.
Amaranthus × jansen-wachterianus Thell.
Amaranthus kloosianus Hunz.
Amaranthus lepturus S.F.Blake
Amaranthus lombardoi Hunz.
Amaranthus looseri Suess.
Amaranthus macrocarpus Benth.
Amaranthus minimus Standl.
Amaranthus mitchellii Benth.
Amaranthus muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Hieron.
Amaranthus neei D.B.Pratt, Sánch.Pino & Flores Olv.
Amaranthus obcordatus (A.Gray) Standl.
Amaranthus palmeri S.Watson
Amaranthus paraganensis Saubhik Das
Amaranthus pedersenianus N.Bayón & C.Peláez
Amaranthus persimilis Hunz.
Amaranthus peruvianus (Schauer) Standl.
Amaranthus polygonoides L.
Amaranthus powellii S.Watson
Amaranthus praetermissus Brenan
Amaranthus pumilus Raf.
Amaranthus × pyxidatus (Contré) Iamonico
Amaranthus rajasekharii Sindu Arya, V.S.A.Kumar, W.K.Vishnu & Iamonico
Amaranthus × ralletii Contré
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
Amaranthus rhombeus R.Br.
Amaranthus rosengurttii Hunz.
Amaranthus saradhiana Sindu Arya, V.S.A.Kumar, W.K.Vishnu & Rajesh Kumar
Amaranthus scariosus Benth.
Amaranthus schinzianus Thell.
Amaranthus scleranthoides (Andersson) Andersson
Amaranthus scleropoides Uline & W.L.Bray
Amaranthus sonoriensis Iamonico & El Mokni
Amaranthus × soproniensis Priszter & Kárpáti
Amaranthus sparganicephalus Thell.
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthus squamulatus (Andersson) B.L.Rob.
Amaranthus standleyanus Parodi ex Covas
Amaranthus × tamariscinus Nutt.
Amaranthus tamaulipensis Henrickson
Amaranthus × texensis Henrickson
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
Amaranthus torreyi (A.Gray) Benth. ex S.Watson
Amaranthus tortuosus Hornem.
Amaranthus tricolor L.
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.Sauer
Amaranthus tucsonensis Henrickson
Amaranthus tunetanus Iamonico & El Mokni
Amaranthus undulatus R.Br.
Amaranthus urceolatus Benth.
Amaranthus viridis L.
Amaranthus viscidulus Greene
Amaranthus vulgatissimus Speg.
Amaranthus watsonii Standl.
Amaranthus wrightii S.Watson

References

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

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[327362-2-1] "Amaranthus L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 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. doi:10.1002/fedr.201200017 . Retrieved 11 September 2021.

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