Amaranthus arenicola

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 arenicola
Name

Amaranthus arenicola I.M.Johnston, J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 193 (1948)

Type: United States, Kansas, Hamilton Co., Sand hills. 1895-08-03, A.S.Hitchcock 428A. Holotype: GH: GH00036981. Isotypes: MO-247457, RM0000394, US00106231.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
Colorado, Montana, Wyoming
North-Central U.S.A.
Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Northeastern U.S.A.
Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Southwestern U.S.A.
Arizona, California, Nevada
South-Central U.S.A.
New Mexico, Texas
Southeastern U.S.A.
Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia
Mexico
Yucatan, Tamaulipas

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

Johnston, I.M. 1948. Noteworthy species from Mexico and adjacent United States, II. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 29(2): 193–197. JSTOR Hybrid open access journal BHL Reference page. : 193

Additional references

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

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus arenicola 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. 7. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Amaranthus arenicola. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Amaranthus arenicola. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 17 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Amaranthus arenicola. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 17.

Vernacular names
English: Sand Amaranth
日本語: ヒメアオゲイトウ

Amaranthus arenicola, commonly called sand amaranth or sandhill amaranth, is a plant species found in many states of the contiguous United States. It is an dioecious annual species found in sandy areas, near riverbeds, lakes, and fields. It is native to the central or south Great Plains, extending from Texas to South Dakota, and was introduced to other areas. This flowering plant can grow up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) in height.
References

Jepson Manual Treatment
Flora of North America: Amaranthus arenicola in the U.S.