Amaranthus blitoides

TaxID: 124761

Basic Information

Amaranthus blitoides

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Amaranthus blitoides, commonly called mat amaranth, prostrate pigweed, procumbent pigweed, prostrate amaranth, or matweed, is a glabrous annual plants species. It usually grows up to 0.6 m, though it may grow up to 1 m (3 feet). It flowers in the summer to fall. It is believed to have been a native of the central and possibly eastern United States, but it has naturalized in almost all of temperate North America. It has also naturalized in South America and Eurasia. Some authorities list it as an invasive species.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllales

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus

Amaranthus blitoides

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (3 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
India Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —
Thailand Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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