Amaranthaceae
(am-r-an-THAY-see-ee)
– a family in the Caryophyllales order –
Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 17 not-too-obscure plants that are in the “Amaranth” family:
- Amaranthus albus (Tumble Pigweed) [CC0]
- Amaranthus hybridus (Smooth Pigweed) [CC0]
- Amaranthus retroflexis (Redroot Pigweed) [intro]
- Amaranthus spinosus (Spiny Pigweed) [intro]
- Amaranthus tuberculatus (Roughfruit Amaranth) [CC0]
- Bassia scoparia (Burningbush) [intro]
- Chenopodiastrum simplex (Mapleleaf Goosefoot) [CC2]
- Chenopodium album (Lamb’s Quarters) [intro]
- Chenopodium berlandieri (Pitseed Goosefoot) [CC1]
- Chenopodium pallescens (Slimleaf Goosefoot) [CC2]
- Chenopodium standleyanum (Standley’s Goosefoot) [CC3]
- Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Winged Pigweed) [CC4]
- Dysphania ambrosioides (Mexican Tea) [intro]
- Froelichia floridana (Cottonweed) [CC4] [intro]
- Froelichia gracilis (Slender Cottonweed) [CC3]
- Iresine rhizomatosa (Juda’s Bush) [CC5]
- Salsola tragus (Prickly Russian Thistle) [intro]
[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism