Amaranthus tricolor
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 tricolor
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Amaranthus tricolor. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
38 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amaranthus amboinicusBuch.-Ham.
- Amaranthus bicolorNocca ex Willd.
- Amaranthus cuspidatusVis.
- Amaranthus dubiusMart.
- Amaranthus flexuosushort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus gangeticusL.
- Amaranthus gangeticus var. angustiorL.H.Bailey
- Amaranthus gangeticus var. angustiorBailey
- Amaranthus inamoenusWilld.
- Amaranthus incomptusWilld.
- Amaranthus japonicusHoutt. ex Willd.
- Amaranthus japonicusHoutt. ex Steud.
- Amaranthus lanceolatusRoxb.
- Amaranthus lancifoliusRoxb.
- Amaranthus lividusRoxb.
- Amaranthus mangostanusL.
- Amaranthus mangostanusBlanco
- Amaranthus melancholicusL.
- Amaranthus melancholicus var. obovatusMoq.
- Amaranthus melancholicus var. parvifoliusMoq.
- Amaranthus melancholicus var. tricolor(L.) Lam. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus mucronatusHort.Petrop. ex Hook.f.
- Amaranthus oleraceusRoxb.
- Amaranthus polygamusRoxb.
- Amaranthus polygamusThwaites
- Amaranthus rotundifoliusHerb.Par. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus salicifoliusHort.Veitch
- Amaranthus tricolor var. gangeticus(L.) Fiori
- Amaranthus tricolor var. mangostanus(L.) Aellen
- Amaranthus tricolor var. melancholicus(L.) Lam.
- Amaranthus tricolor var. tristis(Willd.) Mehrotra, Aswal & B.S.Bisht
- Amaranthus tricolor var. tristis(Willd.) Mehrotra, Aswal & B.S.Bisht
- Amaranthus tristisL.
- Amaranthus tristis var. leptostachysMoq.
- Blitum gangeticum(L.) Moench
- Blitum melancholicumMoench
- Glomeraria bicolorCav. ex Moq.
- Glomeraria tricolor(L.) Cav.
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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