Amaranthus cruentus
A species in the Amaranthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Species
- Amaranthus cruentus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1759
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Amaranthus cruentus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
28 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amaranthus anacardanaHook.f.
- Amaranthus arardhanusSweet
- Amaranthus carneushort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus esculentusBesser
- Amaranthus farinaceusRoxb. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus guadeloupensishort.
- Amaranthus guadelupensishort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus(L.) Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. patulus(Bertol.) Carretero
- Amaranthus hybridus var. paniculatus(L.) Uline & W.L.Bray
- Amaranthus hybridus var. patulusThell.
- Amaranthus incarnatushort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus montevidensishort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatusL.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentus(L.) Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. longispicatusMoq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. monstrosusMoq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. sanguineus(L.) Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. speciosusL.H.Bailey
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. strictus(Willd.) Seub.
- Amaranthus purganshort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus rubescenshort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus sanguineusL.
- Amaranthus sanguinolentusSchrad. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus speciosusSims
- Amaranthus spicatusWirzen
- Amaranthus strictusWilld.
- Amaranthus violaceushort. ex Moq.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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