Amaranthus hypochondriacus(AMAHP)
Overview Code created in: 1999-09-28
- EPPO Code: AMAHP
- Preferred name: Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Authority: Linnaeus
Originally Mexico. A cultivated plant, probably derived in North America from parents including A. powellii and A. cruentus. It was an early but minor grain crop in Mexico. It is now grown mainly as a garden ornamental. Though it may occasionally naturalize, it is not, like other members of its genus, a noxious weed.
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus | (Linnaeus) Thellung |
| Amaranthus hybridus var. erythrostachys | Moquet |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Prince of Wales feather | English |
| prince's feather | English |
| prince's-feather amaranth | English |
| amarante à épis verts | French |
| amaranto | Spanish |
| bredo-vermelho | Portuguese |
| caruru-vermelho | Portuguese |
| toppamarant | Swedish |
| амарант гипохондрический | Russian |
| амарант печальный | Russian |
| амарант темный | Russian |
| meksikonrevonhäntä | Finnish |
| piros disznóparéj | Hungarian |
| тъжен щир | Bulgarian |
| laskavec červenoklasý | Czech |
| láskavec smutný | Slovak |
| щириця хрящевидна | Ukrainian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal core eudicots (
1CEUD )
Order
Caryophyllales (
1CAFO )
Family
Amaranthaceae (
1AMAF )
Subfamily
Amaranthoideae (
1AMAS )
Genus
Amaranthus (
1AMAG )