Amaranthus powellii
Green Amaranth, Polwell's Amaranth
Other regional names: Powell's Amaranth +2 more
- Powell's Amaranth
- Powell's Pigweed
- Powell's Smooth Amaranth
Also known as: Amaranthus bracteosus Uline & W.L.Bray +13 more
- Amaranthus bracteosus Uline & W.L.Bray
- Amaranthus chlorostachys subsp. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Aellen
- Amaranthus chlorostachys var. powellii (S.Watson) Priszter
- Amaranthus chlorostachys var. pseudoretroflexus Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus f. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Thell.
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. powellii (S.Watson) Karlsson
- Amaranthus hybridus subsp. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Carretero
- Amaranthus hybridus var. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Carretero
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. powellii (S.Watson) Pedersen
- Amaranthus obovatus S.Watson
- Amaranthus powellii subsp. powellii
- Amaranthus pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Almq.
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. powellii (S.Watson) B.Boivin
- Amaranthus retroflexus var. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) B.Boivin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Amaranthus powellii (commonly known as Green Amaranth or Polwell's Amaranth) is an annual belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alberta, Algeria, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bolivia, British Columbia, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chile Central, Connecticut, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Kriti, Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Sweden, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Uganda, Ukraine, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming