Amaranthus blitum

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:AMARANTHACEAE
Species:Amaranthus blitum L.
Common Name:Purple Amaranth; Livid Amaranth
Habitat:Disturbed areas, parking lots, along railroads.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:AMBL2
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, GNR (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyAMARANTHACEAE - Amaranth family
Genus Amaranthus
Species Amaranthus blitum L. - Purple Amaranth; Livid Amaranth

Citation

Citation Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 990. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, (lectotype: LINN 1117.14, right specimen). Lectotypified by Fillias et al, Taxon 29: 150. 1980.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Amaranthus viridus    
Amaranthus ascendens    
Amaranthus lividus    
Amaranthus lividus var. polygonoides  Euxolus viridis (Linnaeus) Moquin-Tandon, var. polygonoides Moquin-Tandon 1849. 
Amaranthus lividus ssp. polygonoides  Euxolus viridis (Linnaeus) Moquin-Tandon, var. polygonoides Moquin-Tandon 1849. 
Euxolus viridis var. polygonoides    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Blount, Calhoun, Cleburne, Coffee, Etowah, Jefferson, Lee, Marengo, Mobile, Morgan

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, BRIT, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2020 - 2021

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
USAM000000944 Mobile 12 Jun 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7816		 USAM
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
AMAL00019677 Mobile 28 Aug 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1672		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
TROY000050283 Marengo 06 Nov 2015 Keener, Brian R.
9321b		 TROY
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
USAM000000943 Mobile 22 May 1979 LeLong, Michel G.
10814		 USAM
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
ALNHS00008366 Lee 07 Jul 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6091		 ALNHS
Amaranthus blitum L.
UWAL0057712 Jefferson 19 Sep 2020 Spaulding, Daniel D.
16487		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum L. ssp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero, Garmendia & Pedro
UWAL0037988 Mobile 12 Jun 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7816		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
JSU136360 Blount 11 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1192		 JSU
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
AMAL00019721 Mobile 28 Jul 2012 Horne, Howard E.
1822		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
UWAL0012594 Etowah 09 Oct 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13678		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
AMAL00019841 Jefferson 16 Jun 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13603		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
AMAL00011916 Calhoun 07 Oct 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13877		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum L.
AMAL00005596 Etowah 26 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11658		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
UWAL0002142 Calhoun 12 Sep 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13065.2		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum L.
UNA00059850 Etowah 26 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11685		 UNA
Amaranthus blitum L.
BRIT68741 Mobile 12 Jun 1974 Lelong, Michel G.
7816		 BRIT
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
UNA00070467 Mobile 28 Jul 2012 Horne, Howard
1822		 UNA
Amaranthus blitum L.
UWAL0016575 Calhoun 07 Oct 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13877		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum L.
UWAL0042839 Baldwin 19 Jul 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
853		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum L.
AMAL00011117 Calhoun 12 Sep 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13065b		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
ALNHS00002353 Baldwin 03 Oct 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1264		 ALNHS
Amaranthus blitum L.
AMAL00002432 Baldwin 03 Oct 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1264		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum L.
UWAL0057776 Cleburne 11 Jul 2021 Spaulding, Daniel D.
16637		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum L. ssp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero, Garmendia & Pedro
TROY000013728 Etowah 26 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11658		 TROY
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
UWAL0016944 Morgan 26 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3791		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
AMAL00019657 Baldwin 07 Jul 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13521		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
UWAL0038797 Marengo 06 Nov 2015 Keener, Brian R.
9321b		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
UNA00054309 Blount 11 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1192		 UNA
Amaranthus blitum L.
BRIT68742 Mobile 04 Sep 1975 Lelong, Michel G.
8678		 BRIT
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
AMAL00009449 Etowah 09 Oct 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13678		 AMAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
UWAL0012552 Baldwin 07 Jul 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13521		 UWAL
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
UNA00073458 Baldwin 03 Oct 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP# 1264		 UNA
Amaranthus blitum L.
BRIT68743 Etowah 26 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11658		 BRIT
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
BRIT68744 Coffee 17 Jun 1999 MacDonald, John R.
13073		 BRIT
Amaranthus blitum Linnaeus
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