Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) A. Braun ex J. M. Coult. & S. Watson GRIN-Global

Taxon: Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) A. Braun ex J. M. Coult. & S. Watson

Summary

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Albersia

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

319444

Place of publication:

A. Gray, Manual ed. 6:428. 1890 Jan-Mar (N. Terraciano, Rendiconti Reale Accad. Sci. Fis. ser. 2, 4:188. 1890)

Verified:

12/20/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Euxolus crispus Lesp. & Thevenau

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Reference(s)

Burkart, A. E., ed. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. 1969-
Cabrera, A. L., ed. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires. 1965-1970
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. 1996, 1999

Common names

English
crisp-leaf amaranth –
German
krauser Fuchsschwanz –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
4	Naturalized			Asia
4	Naturalized	Europe		Europe
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States

Native
Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Naturalized

REGION:

Europe

REGION: Europe

Northern America

REGION: United States

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=319444. Accessed 16 December 2025.