Taxon:  Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
430515
Place of publication:
M. Costea et al., Sida 19:984.  2001
Verified:
02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus blitum L. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum (5 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. pseudogracilis (Thell.) Costea (3 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Amaranthus oleraceus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus blitum L. var. oleraceus (L.) Hook. f.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus lividus L.
Amaranthus lividus L. f. lividus

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Costea, M. & F. J. Tardif. 2003. The biology of Canadian weeds. 126. Amaranthus albus L., A. blitoides S. Watson and A. blitum L. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 83:1039-1066.
  2. Costea, M. et al. 2001. Notes on some little known Amaranthus taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:975-992.
  3. Costea, M. et al. 2003. The identity of a cultivated Amaranthus from Asia and a new nomenclatural combination. Econ. Bot. 57:646-647.
  4. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
2Cultivated    only cult.0
Cultivated (only cult.)

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Costea, M. et al. 2001. Notes on some little known Amaranthus taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:975-992.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=430515. Accessed 9 May 2026.