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 anacardanaName author: Hook.f.
- Amaranthus arardhanusName author: Sweet
- Amaranthus carneusName author: hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus esculentusName author: Besser
- Amaranthus farinaceusName author: Roxb. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus guadeloupensisName author: hort.
- Amaranthus guadelupensisName author: hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentusName author: (L.) Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. patulusName author: (Bertol.) Carretero
- Amaranthus hybridus var. paniculatusName author: (L.) Uline & W.L.Bray
- Amaranthus hybridus var. patulusName author: Thell.
- Amaranthus incarnatusName author: hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus montevidensisName author: hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentusName author: (L.) Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. longispicatusName author: Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. monstrosusName author: Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. sanguineusName author: (L.) Moq.
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. speciosusName author: L.H.Bailey
- Amaranthus paniculatus var. strictusName author: (Willd.) Seub.
- Amaranthus purgansName author: hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus rubescensName author: hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus sanguineusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Amaranthus sanguinolentusName author: Schrad. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus speciosusName author: Sims
- Amaranthus spicatusName author: Wirzen
- Amaranthus strictusName author: Willd.
- Amaranthus violaceusName author: hort. 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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