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Taxon:  Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
414564
Place of publication:
S. Watson et al., Bot. California 2:42. 1880
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
10/03/2005 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
Basionym
Amblogyna torreyi A. Gray

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus bigelovii Uline & W. L. Bray
Amaranthus pringlei S. Watson
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Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. 1970
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
  4. Johnson, I. M. 1944. Plants of Coahuila, Chihuahua, and adjoining Zacatecas and Durango. V. J. Arnold Arbor. 25:155.
  5. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. Arizona flora, ed. 2. 1969
Common names
English
Bigelow's amaranth –
Torrey's amaranth –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • 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=414564. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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