Amaranthus bigelovii

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Amaranthus bigelovii Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 271. (1894)

Type: United States: Texas; Presidio Co.; "Mountains of the Cibola of the Rio Grande". 1852-08-18, J.M. Bigelow #1190. Lectotype: NY NY01043126. Isotypes: GH, NY NY01043125, US US00106233.

Accepted by Hassler 2019. Considered as synonym of Amaranthus torreyi by Govaerts 2019.

Native distribution areas:
Northern America South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas Southeastern U.S.A. Louisiana References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Uline, E.B. & Bray, W.L. 1894. A preliminary synopsis of the North American species of Amaranthus. Botanical Gazette 19(7): 267–272, 19(8): 313–320. BHL Reference page. : 271

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus bigelowii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 7. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus bigelovii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus bigelovii. Published online. Accessed Aug. 7 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus bigelovii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 7.

English: Bigelow's amaranth