Amaranthus

TaxID: 3564

Basic Information

Amaranthus

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Amaranthus is a genus of plants commonly known as amaranths. Some species are known by variants of the common name "pigweed". Some members are annual and others are perennial. The plant can grow from 1 to 2.5 metres (3 to 8 feet) tall with a succulent, hollow stem. Parts of the plant vary from green to reddish. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in the summer or fall. There are 75 recognized species in the genus, some monoecious and some dioecious. The name amaranth was originally applied to the closely related genus Celosia. Amaranthus is cosmopolitan in tropical regions. Some species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals (with amaranth grain being collected), and ornamental plants.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllales

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus

unclassified

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Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR38038572 Above-ground organization - - 21357666 China: Beijing
SRR38038571 Above-ground organization - - 20600359 China: Beijing
SRR38038570 Above-ground organization - - 22459973 China: Beijing

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