Amaranthus retroflexus
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 retroflexus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Amaranthus retroflexus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amaranthus bulgaricusName author: Kov.
- Amaranthus bullatusName author: Besser ex Spreng.
- Amaranthus curvifoliusName author: Spreng.
- Amaranthus delileiName author: Richt. & Loret
- Amaranthus johnstoniiName author: Kov.
- Amaranthus recurvatusName author: Desf.
- Amaranthus retroflexus f. rubricaulisName author: Thell. ex Probst
- Amaranthus retroflexus subsp. delileiName author: (Richt. & Loret) Tzvelev
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. delileiName author: (Richt. & Loret) Thell.
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. retroflexusName author: Not supplied
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. rubricaulisName author: Thell.
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. salicifoliusName author: I.M.Johnst.
- Amaranthus rigidusName author: Schult. ex Steud.
- Amaranthus spicatusName author: Lam.
- Amaranthus strictusName author: Ten.
- Galliaria retroflexaName author: (L.) Nieuwl.
- Galliaria scabraName author: Bubani
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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