Botanical family · Caryophyllales
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
35 species in this family
The amaranth family (now including the goosefoots/Chenopodiaceae), encompassing important grain crops (amaranth, quinoa), spinach (Spinacia), and beetroot (Beta). Many are adapted to arid, saline, or disturbed habitats. Flowers are small and inconspicuous, often with papery bracts.
- Small flowers with scarious (papery) tepals
- Often adapted to saline or dry conditions
- Utricle or achene fruit; C4 photosynthesis common
Species in AMARANTHACEAE
- Devil's Horse Whip, Prickly Chaff Flower, Rough ChaffAchyranthes aspera
- Devil's HorsewhipAchyranthes aspera var. argentea
- Ox KneeAchyranthes bidentata
- Pink Chaff FlowerAchyranthes coynei
- kapok bushAerva javanica
- PolpolaAerva lanata
- Node Flower AllmaniaAllmania nodiflora var. aspera
- calicoplantAlternanthera bettzickiana
- Smooth Joy WeedAlternanthera paronychioides
- Aligator WeedAlternanthera philoxeroides
- Khaki WeedAlternanthera pungens
- Joy Weed; Dwarf Copperleaf; Sessile Joy WeedAlternanthera sessilis
- SanguinariaAlternanthera tenella
- Red AmaranthAmaranthus cruentus
- purple amaranthAmaranthus graecizans subsp. thellungianus
- Smooth PigweedAmaranthus hybridus
- Spiny Amaranth, Prickly AmaranthAmaranthus spinosus
- Joseph's CoatAmaranthus tricolor
- Slender Amaranth, Wild AmaranthAmaranthus viridis
- Silverspiked Cock's Comb, Quail grassCelosia argentea
- Quail GrassCelosia cristata
- Small prickly chaff-flower plantCyathula prostrata
- False AmaranthDigera muricata
- Prostrate Globe-AmaranthGomphrena celosioides
- GomphrenaGomphrena globosa
- mountain knotgrassOuret lanata
- Forest BurrPupalia lappacea
- SpinachSpinacia oleracea
- Achyranthes aspera var. rubrofusca
- Aerva sanguinolenta
- Allmania nodiflora
- Allmania nodiflora var. procumbens
- Alternanthera ficoidea
- Celosia polygonoides
- Trichurus monsoniae
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