PLANTS Profile for Amaranthus cannabinus (tidalmarsh amaranth)

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Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer
tidalmarsh amaranth

Symbol:

AMCA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer

Acnida cannabina

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 6. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer

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Synonyms:
Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer

ACCA11

Acnida cannabina L.

Distribution:
Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer


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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA)

Related Taxa:
Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 45 species in Amaranthus

Classification:
Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer

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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 cannabinus (L.) Sauer – tidalmarsh amaranth

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
waterhemp ragweed		Rare

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 cannabinus (L.) Sauer

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More Accounts and Images:
Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer

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

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20716.

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