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Amaranthus rudis Sauer
tall amaranth
Symbol: AMRU
Group: Dicot
Family: Amaranthaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Amaranthus rudis (tall amaranth) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
AMRU Amaranthus rudis Sauer
 

ACTA

Acnida tamariscina auct. non (Nutt.) Wood
 

AMTA3

Amaranthus tamariscinus auct. non Nutt.
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State Distributional Map for AMRU
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Plant Distribution by State

Amaranthus rudis Sauer

AMRU

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Related Taxa:
Amaranthus rudis Sauer

View 20 genera in Amaranthaceae, 40 species in Amaranthus

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Classification:
Amaranthus rudis Sauer

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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 rudis Sauer – tall amaranth

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Invasive Information:
Amaranthus rudis Sauer
        common waterhemp
        tall amaranth
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Amaranthus rudis Sauer
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACW FACW- FAC FACW FAC FACW FAC FACU- NI NO NI NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Amaranthus rudis Sauer

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20746.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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