Amaranthus watsonii Standl. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Amaranthus watsonii Standl.

Summary

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Acnida

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

414348

Place of publication:

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 41:505. 1914 "watsoni"

Verified:

10/24/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson var. suffruticosus Uline & W. L. Bray

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Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
Sauer, J. D. 1955. Revision of the dioecious amaranths. Madroño 13:36.
Wiggins, I. L. Flora of Baja California. 1980

Common names

English
Watson's amaranth –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Sur
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Sur, Sonora]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]

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=414348. Accessed 16 December 2025.