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Taxon:  Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
430515
Place of publication:
M. Costea et al., Sida 19:984. 2001
Verified:
02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus blitum L. (5 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. pseudogracilis (Thell.) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Amaranthus oleraceus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus blitum L. var. oleraceus (L.) Hook. f.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus lividus L.
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Reference(s)
  1. Costea, M. & F. J. Tardif. 2003. The biology of Canadian weeds. 126. Amaranthus albus L., A. blitoides S. Watson and A. blitum L. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 83:1039-1066.
  2. Costea, M. et al. 2001. Notes on some little known Amaranthus taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:975-992.
  3. Costea, M. et al. 2003. The identity of a cultivated Amaranthus from Asia and a new nomenclatural combination. Econ. Bot. 57:646-647.
  4. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Costea, M. et al. 2001. Notes on some little known Amaranthus taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:975-992.
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=430515. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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