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Amaranthus pumilus Raf.
seaside amaranth

       
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Line Drawing of Amaranthus pumilus Raf.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 5. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Amaranthus pumilus Raf.

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Distribution:
Amaranthus pumilus Raf.

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USA (CT, DE, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Amaranthus pumilus Raf.

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 45 species in Amaranthus
 

Classification:
Amaranthus pumilus Raf.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus Amaranthus L. – pigweed
Species Amaranthus pumilus Raf. – seaside amaranth
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Amaranthus pumilus Raf.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Unites States:
seabeach amaranth              Threatened
Connecticut:
sea-beach amaranth              Special Concern
Maryland:
seabeach amaranth              Endangered
New Jersey:
seabeach amaranth              Endangered
New York:
seabeach amaranth              Endangered
North Carolina:
seabeach amaranth              Threatened
Rhode Island:
seabeach amaranth              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Amaranthus pumilus Raf.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW FACW* FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Amaranthus pumilus Raf.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20744.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/20/2008 10:47 PM MDT