Taxon:  Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thévenau) A. Braun ex J. M. Coult. & S. Watson



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
319444
Place of publication:
A. Gray, Manual ed. 6:428.  1890 Jan-Mar (N. Terraciano, Rendiconti Reale Accad. Sci. Fis. ser. 2, 4:188.  1890)
Verified:
12/20/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Euxolus crispus Lesp. & Thévenau

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. Note: mentions
  3. Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965-1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) A. Braun ex J. M. Coult. & S. Watson
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
  7. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
  8. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcrisp-leaf amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) A. Braun ex J. M. Coult. & S. Watson
Germankrauser Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
4Naturalized  Asia s.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
4NaturalizedEurope Europe s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States n.e.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) A. Braun ex J. M. Coult. & S. Watson
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (s.)
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (n.e.)

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) A. Braun ex J. M. Coult. & S. Watson
  2. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
  4. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thevenau) N. Terracc.
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=319444. Accessed 11 May 2026.