PLANTS Profile for Amaranthus hypochondriacus (Prince-of-Wales feather)

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Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.
Prince-of-Wales feather


Symbol:		AMHY2
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Amaranthaceae
Growth Habit:		Forb/herb
Duration:		Annual
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

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Plant Synonyms:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

	AMHYH	Amaranthus hybridus L. ssp. hypochondriacus (L.) Thellung
	AMLE2	Amaranthus leucocarpus S. Wats.

Plant Distribution by State:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

State Distributional Map for Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

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	AZ CA FL MI MS TX WI

Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. occures in the following states: Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin

Related Taxa:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 45 species in Amaranthus

Classification:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae –
Order	Caryophyllales –
Family	Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus	Amaranthus L. – pigweed
Species	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. – Prince-of-Wales feather

Introduced Information:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20736.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).