Spiny Amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus L.)
↑Range - Expand
Legend | Color |
Expanded | |
Introduced or Not Present | |
Expanded or Not Present |
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 not native anywhere in the U.S., we have marked most of the North American population of this plant as expanded, because it has expanded contiguously with its native range in Mexico, excepting one isolated population in Montana.
↑Uses
Eaten in many areas, including areas of the Americas where it is native, and areas it has been introduced to such as Africa and southeast Asia.
↑Links & External Resources
• Amaranthus spinosus (Spiny Amaranth) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Amaranthus spinosus | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Amaranthus spinosus (spiny amaranth) | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Amaranthus spinosus | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Amaranthus spinosus | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Amaranthus spinosus | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Amaranthus spinosus | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Spiny Amaranth | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Amaranthus spinosus L. (Spiny Amaranth) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)