Amaranthus graecizans ssp sylvestris (Vill.) Brenan
(a short-tepalled pigweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesAmaranthus graecizans ssp sylvestris (a short-tepalled pigweed)
SpeciesAmaranthus graecizans (Short-tepalled Pigweed)
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
Easy, G.M.S. 1979 Amaranthus species in Cambridgeshire: a preliminary examination BSBI News Vol 22: 17-20.

Amaranthus graecizans ssp sylvestris (a short-tepalled pigweed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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