EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: AMAVI
• Preferred name: Amaranthus viridis
• Authority: Linnaeus

Central America, Caribbean, South America. Commonly cultivated as a vegetable. Introduced in  Euromediterranean region, Russian Far East, Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), Western Asia (Arabia to Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia, China, Africa (except Somalia, Namibia), Canada (Québec), USA (south and east), Mexico, New Guinea, Australia (except Tasmania), New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America