Amaranthus cannabinus

Amaranthus cannabinus

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 cannabinus

Name

Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) J.D.Sauer, Madroño 13: 11. 1955

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acnida cannabina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1027. 1753
    • Lectotype (designated by Reveal 1993, Regnum Veg. 127: 14.): LINN: LINN-1176.1.
• Heterotypic
  • Amaranthus edulis Michx. ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 277. 1849, nom. inval. in syn.
  • Amaranthus giganteus L'Her. ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 277. 1849, nom. inval. in syn.
  • Amaranthus macrocaulos Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 1. 314. 1810

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1027. Reference page. 
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 277
• Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1810. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Supplément. Tome 1. xviii + 761 pp. Paris: H. Agasse. BHL Reference page. : 314
• Sauer, J. 1955. Revision of the dioecious Amaranths. Madroño 13(1): 5–46. BHL Reference page. : 11.

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus cannabinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus cannabinus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, 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 online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus cannabinus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 12 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus cannabinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Salt Marsh Water Hemp, Salt Marsh Pigweed, Tidalmarsh Amaranth

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