Amaranthus crassipes Schlechtendal var. crassipes . Common name: Spreading Amaranth. Habitat: Shores and wet areas. Distribution: Probably introduced from tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Var. warnockii (I.M. Johnston) Henrickson occurs in the Chihuahuan Desert region.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Henrickson (1999), Judd, & Ferguson (1999); = Amaranthus crassipes Schltdl. ssp. crassipes — K4, Bayón (2015); = n/a — F; < Amaranthus crassipes Schltdl. — Bah, C, FNA4, G, GW2, Mex, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WH3. Basionym: Amaranthus crassipes Schltdl. 1831
Links to other floras: < Amaranthus crassipes - FNA4
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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