Purple Amaranth (Amaranthus blitum L.)
↑Summary
An annual native to South America and possibly central Asia, and introduced in North America, where it has a scattered distribution.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present | |
| Native or Introduced |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Description & Identification
Leaves green or slightly reddish-tinged, deeply notched at tip.
↑Links & External Resources
• Amaranthus blitum (Purple Amaranth) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Amaranthus blitum | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Amaranthus blitum (livid amaranth) | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Amaranthus blitum | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Amaranthus blitum | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Amaranthus blitum | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Purple Amaranth | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Amaranthus blitum L. (Purple Amaranth, Livid Amaranth) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
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