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Amaranthus palmeri

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Palmer's Amaranth

G5Secure Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160218
Element CodePDAMA040V0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAmaranthus
Other Common Names
Amarante de Palmer (FR) carelessweed (EN) Carelessweed (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-05-02
Change Date1988-05-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNANo
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNANo
OhioSNRYes
New YorkSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
TennesseeSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New JerseySNANo
IllinoisSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
ArizonaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
UtahSNANo
NevadaS2Yes
West VirginiaSNANo
KansasS5Yes
North CarolinaSNANo
ColoradoS3Yes
Navajo NationSNRYes
WyomingSNANo
South CarolinaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaSNANo
MontanaSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
FloridaSNANo
KentuckySNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (16)
Arizona (12)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Burro CanyonKaibab National Forest19,928
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.