Amaranthus albus

Amaranthus albus

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 albus

Name

Amaranthus albus L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1268. (1759)

Lectotype: LINN Anon., #s.n. LINN-HL1117-1.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Glomeraria alba (L.) Cav., Elench. Pl. Horti Matr. 16 (1803); cf. Rothm. in Fedde, Repert. 49: 52. (1940)

Heterotypic(ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
- Amaranthus graecizans var. pubescens Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 317. (1894)
- Amaranthus pubescens (Uline & W.L.Bray) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 313. (1912)
- Amaranthus albus var. pubescens (Uline & W.L.Bray) Fernald, Rhodora 47: 140. (1945)
- Amaranthus littoralis Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn. (1815) 893. (1815)
- Galliaria albida Bubani, Fl. Pyren. (Bubani) 1: 185. (1897)
(+ ref. Hassler 2019)
- Amaranthus gracilentus H.W.Kung, Chin. J. Bot. 1: 14, t. 5. (1936)
- Euxolus albidus E.H.L.Krause, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33: II. 481. (1915)
- Pyxidium sylvestre Friche-Joset & Montandon, Syn. Fl. Jura 260. (1856)
(+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
- Amaranthus albus var. monosepalus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)
- Amaranthus albus var. parviflorus Moq.,in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 264. (1849)
- Amaranthus albus var. puberulus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)
- Amaranthus albus var. rubicundus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)

Homonyms

Amaranthus albus Rodsch. ex F.Dietr., Neu Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 1: 196 (1825).= Amaranthus blitum L.
Amaranthus albus Thunb., Fl. Cap. (Thunberg, ed. 2) 215 (1823) = Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
Amaranthus albus Robin, Voy. Louis. 374; ex Moq. in DC. Prod. xiii. II. 265.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
- Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast

Introduced elsewhere (temperate): Northern Africa, Asia, Europe, Northern America, Southern America.

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1268

Additional references

eFloras 2008. Amaranthus albus in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus albus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1.

Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus albus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus albus. Published online. Accessed Aug. 1 2019.

Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus albus . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1.

Vernacular names

català: Amarant blanc
dansk: Hvid Amarant
Deutsch: Weißer Fuchsschwanz
English: (Us) Tumble Pigweed, Tumbleweed ; (Gb) Pigweed Amaranth, Prostate Pigweed, White Amaranth, White Pigweed
español: Bledo blanco
suomi: Valkorevonhäntä
français: Amarante blanche
hornjoserbsce: Běły šćěrjenc
italiano: Amaranto bianco
日本語: ヒメシロビユ
Nederlands: Witte Amarant
norsk: Kvitamarant
Diné bizaad: Chʼil naamaasii
polski: Szarłat biały
svenska: Vit amarant
中文: 白苋

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