Amaranthus retroflexus

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Amaranthus retroflexus
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Amaranthus
Species:	A. retroflexus
Binomial name
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
Synonyms[2][3]
Amaranthus bulgaricus Kov. Amaranthus bullatus Besser ex Spreng. Amaranthus chlorostachys Willk. Amaranthus curvifolius Spreng. Amaranthus delilei Richt. & Loret Amaranthus johnstonii Kov. Amaranthus recurvatus Desf. Amaranthus retroflexus var. delilei (Richt. & Loret) Thell. Amaranthus retroflexus subsp. delilei (Richt. & Loret) Tzvelev Amaranthus retroflexus var. genuinus (L.) Thell. ex Probst Amaranthus retroflexus var. rubricaulis Thell. Amaranthus retroflexus f. rubricaulis Thell. ex Probst Amaranthus retroflexus var. salicifolius lI.M.Johnst. Amaranthus rigidus Schult. ex Steud. Amaranthus spicatus Lam. Amaranthus strictus Ten. Amaranthus tricolor L. Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl. Galliaria scabra Bubani

Amaranthus retroflexus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae with several common names, including red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed, red-rooted pigweed, common amaranth, pigweed amaranth, and common tumbleweed.^[4]