Amaranthus palmeri

TaxID: 107608

Basic Information

Amaranthus palmeri

Dioecious Amaranth

Amaranthus palmeri is a species of edible flowering plant in the amaranth genus. It has several common names, including carelessweed, dioecious amaranth, Palmer's amaranth, Palmer amaranth, and Palmer's pigweed. It is native to most of the southern half of North America. Populations in the eastern United States are probably naturalized. It has also been introduced to Europe, Australia, and other areas. The plant is fast-growing and highly competitive.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllales

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus

palmeri

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) C. Mallory@BY-NC
Amaranthus palmeri
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(c) Ian@BY-NC
Amaranthus palmeri
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(c) Ian@BY-NC
Amaranthus palmeri
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA
Amaranthus palmeri
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(c) Lissa Martinez@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Brazil Present 2018
Chile A1 list 2024
EPPO A2 Present —
Morocco Quarantine pest 2018
Nicaragua Absent —
Paraguay Quarantine pests —

Distribution (55 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

38
Present
3
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Australia Absent —
Austria Transient —
Belgium Transient —
Belarus Absent —
Brazil Present
Botswana Present —
Cambodia Present —
Canada Present
Switzerland Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature