Amaranthus graecizans

TaxID: 1454542

Basic Information

Amaranthus graecizans

Mat Amaranth, Mediterranean Amaranth

Amaranthus graecizans, the Mediterranean amaranth or short-tepalled pigweed, is an annual species in the botanical family Amaranthaceae. It is native to Africa, southern Europe, East Asia to India and Central Asia. It is naturalized in North America. More general common names include tumbleweed and pigweed.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllales

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus

graecizans

Unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

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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 (4 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Brazil A1 list 2018
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —
Serbia A2 list 2015

Distribution (78 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Afghanistan Present —
Albania Present —
Andorra Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Burundi Present —
Belgium Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso 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 (5 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
WAT243-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2012-07-18 43.5485, -80.2503
UHURU1440-15 - trnL-F 549 Kenya 2015-05-25 0.29571000000000003, 36.9125
UHURU1439-15 - trnL-F 538 Kenya 2015-05-25 0.29571000000000003, 36.9125
GCUDG384-13 - rbcLa 552 Pakistan 2012-09-20 30.42, 70.29
GBITS57081-21 - ITS 701 - - -

Literature