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blood amaranth, caterpillar amaranth, purple amaranth

Argentina amaranth

Amaranthus cruentus

Amaranthus deflexus

Flowering time July-September
Habitat Open, disturbed areas.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washingotn, where known only from Whitman County; Washington to California; also in eastern North America.
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Origin Probably introduced from cultivation in Central America Introduced from South America
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
A. albus, A. blitoides, A. blitum, A. californicus, A. caudatus, A. deflexus, A. hybridus, A. hypochondriacus, A. powellii, A. retroflexus, A. tuberculatus
A. albus, A. blitoides, A. blitum, A. californicus, A. caudatus, A. cruentus, A. hybridus, A. hypochondriacus, A. powellii, A. retroflexus, A. tuberculatus
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