| Family |
Amaranthaceae |
| Scientific name |
Amaranthus hybridus L. |
| Synonyms |
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willdenow; Amaranthus chlorostachys Willdenow
var. erythrostachys (Moquin-Tandon) Aellen; Amaranthus cruentus L.; Amaranthus
flavus L.; Amaranthus frumentaceus Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh; Amaranthus
hecticus Willdenow; Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thellung;
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. hypocondriacus (L.) Thellung; Amaranthus
hybridus L. subsp. incurvatus (Grenier & Godron) Brenan; Amaranthus
hybridus L. subsp. paniculatus (L.) Heijný; Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp.
patulus (Bertoloni) Carretera; Amaranthus hybridus L. var. chlorostachys
(Willdenow) Beck; Amaranthus hybridus L. var. erythrostachys Moquin-Tandon;
Amaranthus hybridus L. var. hypocondriacus (L.) B. L. Robinson; Amaranthus
hybridus L. var. leucocarpus (S. Watson) Hunziker; Amaranthus hybridus
L. var. paniculatus (L.) Uline; Amaranthus hybridus L. var. patulus (Bertoloni)
Thellung ex Grenier & Godron; Amaranthus hypocondriacus L.; Amaranthus
hypocondriacus L. var. amentaceus Suessenguth; Amaranthus incurvatus Grenier
& Godron; Amaranthus laetus Willdenow; Amaranthus leucocarpus S. Watson;
Amaranthus leucospermus S. Watson; Amaranthus paniculatus L.; Amaranthus
paniculatus L. var. cruentus (L.) Seubert; Amaranthus patulus Bertoloni;
Amaranthus retroflexus L. var. chlorostachys (Willdenow) A. Gray; Amaranthus
retroflexus L. var. hybridus (L.) A. Gray; Amaranthus strictus Willdenow;
Galliaria hybrida (L.) Nieuwland |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) hoso-ao-geitou (ホソアオゲイトウ, 細青鶏頭 [meaning: slim green
cockscomb]) |
| (English common name) green pigweed, smooth amaranth, smooth pigweed, slim
amaranth |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] Canada, USA, Mexico, Southern America |
| Habitat |
Roadside, field |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=32 |
| Description |
Plants electing 50-200cm tall. Leaves 4.5-13cm long, 2-8cm wide. Flowers
flowering in July to November. Annual plants. |
| Reference |
Amaranthus hybridus L. |
| Amaranthus hybridus L. |
| Amaranthus hybridus L. |
| Note |
Naturalized plants (first recognized in 1937) |
