Amaranthus albus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species: Amaranthus albus
Name

Amaranthus albus L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1268. (1759)

Lectotype: LINN Anon., #s.n. LINN-HL1117-1.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Glomeraria alba (L.) Cav., Elench. Pl. Horti Matr. 16 (1803); cf. Rothm. in Fedde, Repert. 49: 52. (1940)
Heterotypic(ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
Amaranthus graecizans var. pubescens Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 317. (1894)
Amaranthus pubescens (Uline & W.L.Bray) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 313. (1912)
Amaranthus albus var. pubescens (Uline & W.L.Bray) Fernald, Rhodora 47: 140. (1945)
Amaranthus littoralis Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn. (1815) 893. (1815)
Galliaria albida Bubani, Fl. Pyren. (Bubani) 1: 185. (1897)
(+ ref. Hassler 2019)
Amaranthus gracilentus H.W.Kung, Chin. J. Bot. 1: 14, t. 5. (1936)
Euxolus albidus E.H.L.Krause, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33: II. 481. (1915)
Pyxidium sylvestre Friche-Joset & Montandon, Syn. Fl. Jura 260. (1856)
(+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
Amaranthus albus var. monosepalus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)
Amaranthus albus var. parviflorus Moq.,in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 264. (1849)
Amaranthus albus var. puberulus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)
Amaranthus albus var. rubicundus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)

Homonyms

Amaranthus albus Rodsch. ex F.Dietr., Neu Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 1: 196 (1825).= Amaranthus blitum L.
Amaranthus albus Thunb., Fl. Cap. (Thunberg, ed. 2) 215 (1823) = Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
Amaranthus albus Robin, Voy. Louis. 374; ex Moq. in DC. Prod. xiii. II. 265.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
South-Central U.S.A.
New Mexico, Texas
Southeastern U.S.A.
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Mexico
Mexico Northeast

Introduced elsewhere (temperate): Northern Africa, Asia, Europe, Northern America, Southern America.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1268

Additional references

eFloras 2008. Amaranthus albus in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus albus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus albus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus albus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 1 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus albus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1.

Vernacular names
català: Amarant blanc
dansk: Hvid Amarant
Deutsch: Weißer Fuchsschwanz
English: (Us) Tumble Pigweed, Tumbleweed ; (Gb) Pigweed Amaranth, Prostate Pigweed, White Amaranth, White Pigweed
español: Bledo blanco
suomi: Valkorevonhäntä
français: Amarante blanche
hornjoserbsce: Běły šćěrjenc
italiano: Amaranto bianco
日本語: ヒメシロビユ
Nederlands: Witte Amarant
norsk: Kvitamarant
Diné bizaad: Chʼil naamaasii
polski: Szarłat biały
svenska: Vit amarant
தமிழ்: முளைக்கீரை
中文: 白苋

Amaranthus albus is an annual species of flowering plant. It is native to the tropical Americas but a widespread introduced species in other places, including Europe, Africa, and Australia.[2][3][4]

Common names include common tumbleweed,[5] tumble pigweed,[5] tumbleweed,[5] prostrate pigweed,[6] pigweed amaranth, white amaranth,[5] and white pigweed.[5]

Amaranthus albus is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, forming many branches. Larger specimens turn into tumbleweeds when they die and dry out. The plant creates small, greenish flowers in clumps in the axils of the leaves. Male and female flowers are mixed together in the same clump.[2][7]

In Cambodia, the leaves of the plant (which is known as phti sâ, Khmer language), is used as pig-feed, and are sometimes cooked and eaten by people.[8]
References

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
Flora of China, 白苋 bai xian Amaranthus albus Linnaeus
Altervista Flora Italiana, Amaranto bianco, weißer Fuchsschwanz, carurú-branco, Amaranthus albus L. includes photos and European distribution map
Atlas of Living Australia
"Amaranthus albus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Amaranthus albus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
Flora of North America, Tumbleweed amaranth, tumble pigweed, white amaranthAmaranthus albus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 1268. 1759.
Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 121.