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Red Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)

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  • Red Amaranth (Amaranthus Cruentus) https://www.sagebud.com/red-amaranth-amaranthus-cruentus
    Credit: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) | Own Picture | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL-1.2
  • Red Amaranth (Amaranthus Cruentus) https://www.sagebud.com/red-amaranth-amaranthus-cruentus
    Credit: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) | Own Picture | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Red Amaranth (Amaranthus Cruentus) https://www.sagebud.com/red-amaranth-amaranthus-cruentus
    Credit: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) | Own Picture | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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Amaranthus Cruentus, or more commonly know as Red Amaranth, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Amaranthus. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Amaranthus Cruentus or Red Amaranth's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Amaranthus
  • Family: Amaranthaceae
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) HI (I) PR (I) CAN (I)





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