NameThatPlant.net: Amaranthus pumilus

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amaranthus pumilus FAMILY Amaranthaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

"The biggest threat to seabeach amaranth is the destruction of beach habitat." Read more from the South Carolina Plant Conservation Alliance.

Read more about Seabeach Amaranth at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus pumilus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-009:

Amaranthus pumilus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

COMMON NAME:
Seabeach Amaranth, Dwarf Amaranth

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amaranthus pumilus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus pumilus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-009:
Amaranthus pumilus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

2315

Forb
Annual
Monoecious

Habitat: Sea beaches, fore-dunes, island end flats, rarely on sound-side beaches, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems not armed

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
1-5 sepals (or sepals absent) subtended by 3 bracts
Petals absent
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle

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