Biology:Amaranthus floridanus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Florida amaranth

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species:
A. floridanus
Binomial name
Amaranthus floridanus
(S.Watson) Sauer

Amaranthus floridanus, the Florida amaranth, is a flowering plant endemic to Florida.[2][3]

Amaranthus floridanus flowers from late spring to fall and can grow up to 1.5 m in height. It usually grows in moist places, near dunes, swamps, marshes, or in disturbed habitats.[4]

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Amaranthus floridanus". NatureServe. 2022-06-22. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156027. 
  2. "PLANTS Profile for Amaranthus floridanus (Florida amaranth)". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=AMFL3. Retrieved 2017-01-30. 
  3. "Amaranthus floridanus". Atlas of Florida Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany. http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1235. Retrieved 2017-01-30. 
  4. "Amaranthus floridanus". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415650. Retrieved 2017-01-30. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4740161 entry