Amaranthus L.
(amaranths, pigweeds)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAmaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brenan, J.P.M. 1961 Amaranthus in Britain Watsonia Vol 4: 261-280.
Easy, G.M.S. 1979 Amaranthus species in Cambridgeshire: a preliminary examination BSBI News Vol 22: 17-20.
Rand, M. 2010 A guide to pigweeds, goosefoots, oraches and their relatives in Hampshire: the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae). http://hantsplants.org.uk/articles.php

Amaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds)
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