Amaranthus L.
(amaranths, pigweeds)

Interactions where Amaranthus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sorus Foreign Wilsoniana bliti Amaranth White Rust Albuginales: Albuginaceae A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes), Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Wilsoniana bliti/Wilsoniana blitiamaranth white rustsorus Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Amaranthus/Amaranthusamaranths, pigweedsliveleaf sorus parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes)Mycotaxon 92: 443-458.

Amaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Amaranthus albus
White Pigweed
Species 1 references
Amaranthus blitoides
Prostrate Pigweed
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Amaranthus bouchonii
Indehiscent Amaranth
Species 1 references
Amaranthus caudatus
Love-lies-bleeding
Species 1 references
Amaranthus cruentus
Purple Amaranth
Species 1 references
Amaranthus deflexus
Perennial Pigweed
Species 1 references
Amaranthus graecizans
Short-tepalled Pigweed
Species 2 subtaxa 2 references
Amaranthus hybridus
Green Pigweed, Green Amaranth
Species 1 references
Amaranthus retroflexus
Common Amaranth
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAmaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Brenan, J.P.M. 1961 Amaranthus in Britain Watsonia Vol 4: 261-280.
Easy, G.M.S. 1979 Amaranthus species in Cambridgeshire: a preliminary examination BSBI News Vol 22: 17-20.
Rand, M. 2010 A guide to pigweeds, goosefoots, oraches and their relatives in Hampshire: the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae). http://hantsplants.org.uk/articles.php

Amaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Rich, T.C.G. & Cleal, H.B.R. (eds) Amaranthus Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Amaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 24 images of Amaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds)
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