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Taxon:  Amaranthus spinosus L.



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2804
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:991. 1753
Verified:
03/12/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
carelessweed –
edlebur –
needlebur –
prickly amaranth –
prickly calalu –
Prince-of-Wales-feather –
spiny amaranth –
spiny pigweed –
thorny amaranth –
thorny pigweed –
Chinese
ci xian (刺苋) –
French
épinard cochon –
épinard malabre –
German
dorniger Fuchsschwanz –
Malabarspinat –
India (Hindi)
kanta chaulai –
India (Marathi)
kante math –
Portuguese (Brazil)
bredo-bravo –
bredo-de-espinho –
carurú-bravo –
carurú-de-espinho –
Spanish
bledo espinoso –
espinaca de Malabar –
Swedish
taggamarant –
Transcribed Chinese
ci xian –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
4Naturalized    widely natzd. weed of tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions
6Other    probable origin neotropics
Naturalized (widely natzd. weed of tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions)
Other (probable origin neotropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetableused like spinachMarkle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklorefide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):110. 1999; Wealth India RM ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsto humans, source of allergenic airborne pollenSingh, A. B. & P. Dahiya. 2002. Antigenic and allergenic properties of Amaranthus spinosus pollen - A commonly growing weed in India. Ann. Agric. Environm. Med. 9:147-151.
Weedpotential seed contaminant Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds


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