Amaranthus blitoides

S. Wats.

Prostrate Amaranth

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
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)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IowaSNANo
FloridaSNANo
MissouriSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
IndianaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
NevadaSNANo
KansasS5Yes
IdahoSNANo
KentuckySNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
OhioSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
New MexicoSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
DelawareSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
MontanaSUYes
UtahSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
CaliforniaSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
North DakotaSNANo
VermontSNANo
New YorkSNANo
MaineSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
AlaskaSNANo
OregonSNANo
WyomingS4Yes
LouisianaSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
ColoradoS4Yes
South CarolinaSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
MichiganSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
TexasSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
OntarioSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (3)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pine Grove NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,749
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Apache Kid ContiguousCibola National Forest67,542
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.