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Amaranthus blitoides

S. Wats.

Prostrate Amaranth

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139334

Element CodePDAMA04080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyAmaranthaceae

GenusAmaranthus

Other Common Names

Amarante fausse-blite (FR) Mat Amaranth (EN) mat amaranth (EN) Prostrate Pigweed (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Delaware	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Montana	SU	Yes
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Alaska	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Colorado	S4	Yes
Texas	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Kansas	S5	Yes
New York	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (3)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Soldier Canyon	Inyo National Forest	40,589

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pine Grove North	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	8,749

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Apache Kid Contiguous	Cibola National Forest	67,542

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.