Amaranthus viridis
Callaloo, Green Amaranth
Other regional names: Prince Of Wales Feather +1 more
- Prince Of Wales Feather
- Slender Amaranth
Also known as: Albersia caudata (Jacq.) Boiss. +16 more
- Albersia caudata (Jacq.) Boiss.
- Albersia gracilis (Desf.) Webb & Berthel.
- Albersia polystachya (Willd.) Kunth
- Amaranthus fasciatus Roxb.
- Amaranthus gracilis Desf.
- Amaranthus gracilis Desf. ex Poir.
- Amaranthus littoralis Bernh. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus major Salzm. ex Moq.
- Amaranthus polystachyus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Amaranthus polystachyus Willd.
- Amaranthus viridus L.
- Chenopodium caudatum Jacq.
- Euxolus caudatus (Jacq.) Moq.
- Euxolus caudatus var. gracilis Moq.
- Euxolus caudatus var. maximus Moq.
- Euxolus polystachyus (Willd.) Miq.
- Euxolus viridis (L.) Moq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Amaranthus viridis (commonly known as Callaloo or Green amaranth) is an annual within the Amaranthaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Line Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Primorye, Queensland, Québec, Rodrigues, Romania, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Victoria, Virginia, Wake I., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe