Amaranthus powellii S. Watson GRIN-Global

Taxon: Amaranthus powellii S. Watson

Summary

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Amaranthus

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

315339

Place of publication:

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10:347. 1875

Verified:

02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

Amaranthus powellii S. Watson subsp. bouchonii (Thell.) Costea & Carretero (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus powellii S. Watson subsp. powellii (0 active accession[s])

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Amaranthus bracteosus Uline & W. L. Bray

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Reference(s)

Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables. 1974
Connor, H. E. The poisonous plants of New Zealand. 1992
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. 1970
Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:960-966.
Costea, M. et al. 2004. The biology of Canadian weeds. 130. Amaranthus retroflexus L., A. powellii S. Watson and A. hybridus L. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 84:631-668.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Australian plant census (APC) (on-line resource).
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2. 1991
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. Flora of Ecuador. 1973-
Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. 1955-1969
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Sauer, J. D. 1950. The grain amaranths: a survey of their history and classification. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37:611.
Sauer, J. D. 1967. The grain amaranths and their relatives: a revised taxonomic and geographic survey. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 54:108.
Scoggan, H. J. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 1978-1979
Valdés, B. et al., eds. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification. 2002
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Voss, E. Michigan flora. 1972-
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Common names

English
green amaranth –
Powell's amaranth –
Powell's smooth amaranth –
German
grünähriger Fuchsschwanz –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacan
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	San Juan
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Tasmania
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Michoacan, Puebla]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Salta, San Juan], Chile
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru

Naturalized
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia]
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Ukraine

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Connor, H. E. The poisonous plants of New Zealand. 1992
Weed			Sauer, J. D. 1967. The grain amaranths and their relatives: a revised taxonomic and geographic survey. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 54:108.

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=315339. Accessed 16 December 2025.