PLANTS Profile for Amaranthus californicus (California amaranth)

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Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson
California amaranth

Symbol:

AMCA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

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Synonyms:
Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

	AMAL4	Amaranthus albomarginatus Uline & Bray
	AMMI5	Amaranthus microphyllus Shinners

Distribution:
Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson


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USA (CA, ID, KS, MT, NE, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 45 species in Amaranthus

Classification:
Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus	Amaranthus L. – pigweed
Species	Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson – California amaranth

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20725.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 02:54 PM CST