Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species: Amaranthus greggii

Name

Amaranthus greggii S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 274. (1877)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
    • Amaranthus annectens S.F.Blake, J. Bot. 53: 103. (1915)
    • Amaranthus greggii var. muelleri Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 272. (1894)
    • Amaranthus muelleri (Uline & W.L.Bray) Kov., Nauchni Trudove Selskost. Inst. "Vasil Kolarov" 23: 50. (1978)
    • Amaranthus myrianthus Standl., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 41: 506. (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Louisiana
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • eFloras 2008. Amaranthus greggii in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  • Sauer, J. 1955. Revision of the dioecious Amaranths. Madroño 13(1): 5–46. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Gregg's amaranth, Josiah amaranth
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