EPPO Global Database

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

Central America, Caribbean, South America. Introduced in many countries, where it is commonly eaten as a vegetable:  Euromediterranean region, Russian Far East, Central Asia, Western Asia, India, Indochina, Malesia, China, most of Africa, USA (south and east), Mexico, Australia, New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America