Amaranthus floridanus

Amaranthus floridanus, the Florida amaranth, is a flowering plant endemic to Florida.[1][2]

Florida amaranth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species:
A. floridanus
Binomial name
Amaranthus floridanus
(S.Watson) Sauer

Amaranthus floridanus flowers from late spring to fall and can grow up to 1.5 m in height. It usually grows in moist places, near dunes, swamps, marshes, or in disturbed habitats.[3]

References

  1. "PLANTS Profile for Amaranthus floridanus (Florida amaranth)". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. "Amaranthus floridanus". Atlas of Florida Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. "Amaranthus floridanus". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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