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Taxon:  Amaranthus spinosus L.



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2804
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:991. 1753
Verified:
03/12/2004 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
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
carelessweed –
edlebur –
needlebur –
prickly amaranth –
prickly calalu –
Prince-of-Wales-feather –
spiny amaranth –
spiny pigweed –
thorny amaranth –
thorny pigweed –
French
épinard cochon –
épinard malabre –
German
dorniger Fuchsschwanz –
Malabarspinat –
India (Hindi)
kanta chaulai –
India (Marathi)
kante math –
Portuguese (Brazil)
bredo-bravo –
bredo-de-espinho –
carurú-bravo –
carurú-de-espinho –
Spanish
bledo espinoso –
espinaca de Malabar –
Swedish
taggamarant –
Transcribed Chinese
ci xian –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
4Naturalized     
6Other     
Naturalized ()
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Singh, A. B. & P. Dahiya. 2002. Antigenic and allergenic properties of Amaranthus spinosus pollen - A commonly growing weed in India. Ann. Agric. Environm. Med. 9:147-151.
Weedpotential seed contaminant Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979
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=2804. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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