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 amboinicusName author: Buch.-Ham.
- Amaranthus bicolorName author: Nocca ex Willd.
- Amaranthus cuspidatusName author: Vis.
- Amaranthus dubiusName author: Mart.
- Amaranthus flexuosusName author: hort. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus gangeticusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Amaranthus gangeticus var. angustiorName author: L.H.Bailey
- Amaranthus gangeticus var. angustiorName author: Bailey
- Amaranthus inamoenusName author: Willd.
- Amaranthus incomptusName author: Willd.
- Amaranthus japonicusName author: Houtt. ex Willd.
- Amaranthus japonicusName author: Houtt. ex Steud.
- Amaranthus lanceolatusName author: Roxb.
- Amaranthus lancifoliusName author: Roxb.
- Amaranthus lividusName author: Roxb.
- Amaranthus mangostanusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Amaranthus mangostanusName author: Blanco
- Amaranthus melancholicusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Amaranthus melancholicus var. obovatusName author: Moq.
- Amaranthus melancholicus var. parvifoliusName author: Moq.
- Amaranthus melancholicus var. tricolorName author: (L.) Lam. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus mucronatusName author: Hort.Petrop. ex Hook.f.
- Amaranthus oleraceusName author: Roxb.
- Amaranthus polygamusName author: Roxb.
- Amaranthus polygamusName author: Thwaites
- Amaranthus rotundifoliusName author: Herb.Par. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus salicifoliusName author: Hort.Veitch
- Amaranthus tricolor var. gangeticusName author: (L.) Fiori
- Amaranthus tricolor var. mangostanusName author: (L.) Aellen
- Amaranthus tricolor var. melancholicusName author: (L.) Lam.
- Amaranthus tricolor var. tristisName author: (Willd.) Mehrotra, Aswal & B.S.Bisht
- Amaranthus tricolor var. tristisName author: (Willd.) Mehrotra, Aswal & B.S.Bisht
- Amaranthus tristisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Amaranthus tristis var. leptostachysName author: Moq.
- Blitum gangeticumName author: (L.) Moench
- Blitum melancholicumName author: Moench
- Glomeraria bicolorName author: Cav. ex Moq.
- Glomeraria tricolorName author: (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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