FOIBIS

Species Details -
Amaranthus albus L.  

Accepted name: Amaranthus albus L.  
Synonym(s): -Amaranthus   graecizans   L.    
English names: Tumble Pigweed
White Tumbleweed
French names: Amarante blanche
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Caryophyllales
Family:   Amaranthaceae
OPL Code: HAMAAL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: A
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Seeds winnowed, ground into flour and used to make bread(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
56000
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
SNA
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
AMAAL
 


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