Amaranthus cruentus L.

Locations ofAmaranthus cruentus L. in Virginia

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Family
Amaranthaceae
Botanical Name
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Common Name
Red Amaranth, Blood Amaranth, Purple Amaranth
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
Comments
Habitat
An occasional escape from cultivation and doubtfully persisting; collected on a gravel bar in the New River by T.F. Wieboldt (2002). Purple-leaved plants are particularly striking.
Native Status
Introduced

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