Genus: Amaranthus — amaranth
You may need female plants to identify dioecious species. Some monoecious species may have only a few staminate flowers in the inflorescence, so look carefully at the tips of the flower clusters to see if any are present. References: Costea et al. (2001a, 2001b), Mosyakin and Robertson (2003).
![Stems: Amaranthus albus. ~ By Mark Renz. ~ Copyright © 2025 Mark Renz. ~ mrenz[at]wisc.edu ~ Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, U. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Amaranthaceae/amaranthus-albus-st-mrenz.jpg)
Family
Amaranthaceae (amaranth and goosefoot family)
This genus’s species in New England
- Amaranthus albus
- Amaranthus blitoides
- Amaranthus blitum
- Amaranthus cannabinus
- Amaranthus caudatus
- Amaranthus cruentus
- Amaranthus deflexus
- Amaranthus dubius
- Amaranthus hybridus
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Amaranthus macrocarpus
- Amaranthus palmeri
- Amaranthus powellii
- Amaranthus pumilus
- Amaranthus retroflexus
- Amaranthus spinosus
- Amaranthus tuberculatus
- Amaranthus viridis
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key