Amaranthus viridis
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644008c586c60316492449 |
| Scientific name | Amaranthus viridis |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. ed. 2 : 1405 (1763) |
General Uses Top
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The taxon is used as an ornamental/landscape plant for beds, borders, mass plantings, and as a cut or dried foliage in floral arrangements. The plants are marketed as fast-growing, heat-tolerant, and drought- and low-fertility tolerant annuals (Royal Horticultural Society; Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder; Seeds of Italy/Hill Farm; PlantFinder indices). Seed is the primary commercial product form (RHS; MoBot; Seeds of Italy/Hill Farm).
Industrial and craft applications:
Limited beyond horticulture. No established industrial fiber, gum, resin, or dye uses are well-documented for this taxon.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No established products are documented for this taxon. Other Amaranthus species are widely consumed as leaf or grain vegetables, but such uses are not verifiably reported for A. viridis.
Colorants and tanning:
No documented dye or tannin uses are established for this taxon.
Wood and fiber:
No documented timber or fiber uses.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance or cosmetic applications.
Properties relevant to use:
Ornamental value arises from rapid growth, tolerance of heat and low water availability, and suitability for soils of low fertility (RHS; Missouri Botanical Garden; Seeds of Italy/Hill Farm). Durability in floral work reflects relatively robust stems and foliage (Seeds of Italy/Hill Farm).
Standards and regulation:
Plant listings and cultivar naming follow international horticultural practice; cultivar descriptors are documented in standard plant-finder indices (PlantFinder; Hill Farm/Seeds of Italy).
Sustainability and sourcing:
Propagation is commonly from seed, enabling routine cultivar production. Sourcing varies among ornamentals and national nurseries; clear cultivar labeling supports traceability (RHS; Seeds of Italy/Hill Farm).
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Pyxidium viride | Moq. | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 274. 1849 [5 May 1849] |
| Albersia caudata | Boiss. | Fl. Orient. 4: 992 (1879) |
| Albersia gracilis | Webb & Berthel. | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 287 (1847) |
| Amaranthus acutilobus | Uline & W.L.Bray | Bot. Gaz. 19: 320 (1894) |
| Amaranthus fasciatus | Roxb. | Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 609 (1832) |
| Amaranthus gracilis | Desf. | Tabl. École Bot. 43. 1804 |
| Amaranthus littoralis | Bernh. | in Hort. Tur. (1813) ex Moq. in DC. Prod. xiii. II. 274. |
| Amaranthus polystachyus | Buch.-Ham. | Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6901. 1832 |
| Chenopodium caudatum | Jacq. | Icon. Pl. Rar. 2(2): t. 344 (1789) |
| Euxolus caudatus var. gracilis | Moq. | Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849) |
| Galliaria adscendens | Bubani | Fl. Pyren. 1: 186 (1897) |
| Glomeraria viridis | Cav. | Descr. Pl. : 319 (1802) |
| Euxolus caudatus var. maximus | Moq. | Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | green amaranth |
| English | slender amaranth |
| Arabic | قطيفة نحيلة |
| Bambara | npɔrɔn ŋɔnintan |
| Czech | laskavec zelený |
| dag | boboroa |
| Esperanto | verda amaranto |
| Finnish | hentorevonhäntä |
| gor | loyio la'i |
| Hausa | rukuɓu |
| hif | choraiya |
| Indonesian | bayam raja |
| Japanese | アオビユ |
| Japanese | ホナガイヌビユ |
| Kannada | ಕೀರೆಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಗಿಡ |
| Malayalam | കുപ്പച്ചീര |
| Nepali | लुँडे झार |
| Oriya | ଲେଉଟିଆ ଶାଗ |
| Oriya | କୋଶଳା |
| Punjabi | ਚੁਲਾਈ (ਅਮਰੈਂਥਸ ਵਿਰੀਡਿਸ) |
| Punjab | جنگلی چلائی |
| Portuguese | caruru |
| Russian | Амарант зелёный |
| Russian | Щирица зеленая |
| Swedish | smalamarant |
| Tamil | முளைக்கீரை |
| Telugu | చిలక తోటకూర |
| Telugu | చిలక కూర |
| Telugu | అమరాంథస్ విరిడిస్ |
| Thai | ผักโขม |
| Tonga | tupuʻa |
| Chinese | 皺果莧 |
| Chinese | 野苋 |
| Chinese | 野苋菜 |
| Chinese | 白苋 |
| Chinese | 皱果苋 |
| Chinese | 皱果苋(绿苋） |
| Chinese | 野莧菜 |
| Chinese | 绿苋 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000530552 |
| UNII | 2REE6OEE6D |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1742 |
| Flora of Alabama | 287 |
| Canadensys | 29673 |
| USDA Plants | AMVI |
| Tropicos | 1100015 |
| INPN | 82033 |
| Flora of Italy | 542 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316349-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2633159 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 214608 |
| Observations.org | 150080 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 56196 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0200001748 |
| Nature Serve | 2.128078 |
| IPNI | 316349-2 |
| iNaturalist | 75401 |
| GBIF | 5384334 |
| Freebase | /m/08729v |
| EPPO | AMAVI |
| EOL | 585764 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 9670 |
| USDA GRIN | 2808 |
| Wikipedia | Amaranthus_viridis |
| PFAF | Amaranthus viridis |
| Plantarium | 2584 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Betalains / Betacyanins and derivatives | |||||
| Amaranthin | 6325284 | Click to see C1C(NC(=CC1=CC=[N+]2C(CC3=CC(=C(C=C32)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)C(=O)O)O)O)O)C(=O)[O-])C(=O)O)C(=O)O | 726.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.61.1613 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives | |||||
| (3S,9S,10R,13S,14R,17S)-17-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 162888028 | Click to see CC(C)C(=C)CCC(C)(C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)O | 412.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)85224-2 |
| Amasterol | 74951786 | Click to see | 412.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)85224-2 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see | 302.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0033-1352389 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| Isoquercetin | 5280804 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0033-1352389 |
| Rutin | 5280805 | Click to see | 610.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0033-1352389 |
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| In public collections | 0 |