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Amaranthus powellii

S. Wats.

Green Amaranth

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128416

Element CodePDAMA040X0

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 de Powell (FR) Powell's Amaranth (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.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 4, 2003) does not recognize any infraspecific taxa.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-07-29

Change Date1988-07-29

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
New York	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Vermont	SNA	No
California	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Texas	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNA	No
Nevada	S3	Yes
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Washington	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sierra Ancha Wilderness Contiguous	Tonto National Forest	7,787

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ryan Hill	Cibola National Forest	34,201

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.