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Maryland Checklist - Family: Amaranthaceae - all-time (Total: 63)
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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Slender Snakecotton
Froelichia
gracilis
44
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
2
Dwarf Copperleaf
Alternanthera
sessilis
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
3
Dwarf Saltwort
Salicornia
bigelovii
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
4
Crested Saltbush
Atriplex
mucronata
6
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
5
Wheelscale Saltbush
Atriplex
elegans
var.
elegans
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
6
Tumbling Saltweed
Atriplex
rosea
2
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
7
Prickly Saltwort
Salsola
kali
28
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
8
Prostrate Pigweed
Amaranthus
albus
14
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
9
Triangle Orache
Atriplex
prostrata
56
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
10
Beet
Beta
vulgaris
ssp.
vulgaris
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
11
Annual Seepweed
Suaeda
linearis
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
12
Purple Amaranth
Amaranthus
blitum
8
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
13
Missouri Lambsquarters
Chenopodium
album
180
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
14
Ridged Goosefoot
Chenopodium
carnosulum
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
15
Juda's Bush
Iresine
rhizomatosa
8
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
16
Large-fruited Amaranth
Amaranthus
deflexus
2
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
17
Bush's Goosefoot
Chenopodium
berlandieri
9
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
18
Largeseed Goosefoot
Chenopodium
macrospermum
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
19
Prickly Saltwort (pontica)
Salsola
kali
ssp.
pontica
0
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
20
Carelessweed
Amaranthus
palmeri
7
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
21
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodiastrum
murale
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
22
Many-seeded Goosefoot
Chenopodium
polyspermum
0
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
23
Guineaflower
Hermbstaedtia
odorata
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
24
Standley's Goosefoot
Chenopodium
standleyanum
12
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
25
Seaside Amaranth
Amaranthus
pumilus
19
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
26
Stinking Goosefoot
Chenopodium
vulvaria
5
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
27
Clammy Goosefoot
Dysphania
pumilio
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
28
Winged Pigweed
Cycloloma
atriplicifolium
13
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
29
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus
spinosus
34
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
30
Grassleaf Orache
Atriplex
littoralis
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
31
Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes
aspera
var.
pubescens
0
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
32
Virginia Glasswort
Salicornia
virginica
31
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
33
Plains Snakecotton
Froelichia
floridana
var.
floridana
53
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
34
Perennial Glasswort
Salicornia
ambigua
0
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
35
Khakiweed
Alternanthera
pungens
8
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
36
Mock-cypress
Bassia
scoparia
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
37
Prickly Russian Thistle
Salsola
tragus
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
38
Common Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena
globosa
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
39
Red Amaranth
Amaranthus
cruentus
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
40
Perennial Goosefoot
Chenopodium
bonus-henricus
0
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
41
Herbaceous Seepweed
Suaeda
maritima
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
42
Spear Saltbush
Atriplex
patula
13
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
43
Calicoplant
Alternanthera
ficoidea
var.
bettzichiana
7
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
44
Narrowleaf Goosefoot
Chenopodium
leptophyllum
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
45
Prickly Saltwort (kali)
Salsola
kali
ssp.
kali
0
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
46
Mat Amaranth
Amaranthus
blitoides
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
47
Hairy Smotherweed
Bassia
hirsuta
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
48
Gray Goosefoot
Chenopodium
opulifolium
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
49
Giant Needleleaf
Polycnemum
majus
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
50
Tidal Marsh Amaranth
Amaranthus
cannabinus
183
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
51
Mexican Tea
Dysphania
ambrosioides
59
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
52
Desert Goosefoot
Chenopodium
pratericola
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
53
Small Matweed
Guilleminea
densa
var.
aggregata
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
54
Slim Amaranth
Amaranthus
hybridus
59
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
55
Oak-leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodium
glaucum
var.
glaucum
0
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
56
Redroot Amaranth
Amaranthus
retroflexus
47
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
57
Prostrate Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena
serrata
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
58
Dwarf-flower
Dysphania
plantaginella
1
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
59
Mapleleaf Goosefoot
Chenopodiastrum
simplex
16
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
60
Silver Cock's Comb
Celosia
argentea
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
61
Garden Orache
Atriplex
hortensis
3
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
62
Alligator Weed
Alternanthera
philoxeroides
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
63
Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot
Dysphania
botrys
4
Amaranth Family
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
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