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Taxon:  Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
430519
Verified:
02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus blitum L. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. pseudogracilis (Thell.) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus ascendens Loisel.
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Schübl. & G. Martens
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Reference(s)
  1. Costea, M. et al. 2001. Notes on some little known Amaranthus taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:979.
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  3. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
German
aufsteigender Fuchsschwanz –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4Naturalized    widely natzd.
6Other    exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Turkey
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Hungary
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized (widely natzd.)
Other (exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Costea, M. et al. 2001. Notes on some little known Amaranthus taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:979.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=430519. Accessed 6 May 2025.