Index / Search / Amaranthus albus
§1 Plant
Amaranthus albus L.
vernacular prostrate pigweed — species · Amaranthaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Amaranthaceae Martinov
- Genus
- Amaranthus
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Introduced
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 1,011 counties across 45 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 1,011 counties across 45 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 7 I ▾
California view state ↗ 41 I ▾
- Alameda 06001
- Butte 06007
- Calaveras 06009
- Contra Costa 06013
- Fresno 06019
- Glenn 06021
- Humboldt 06023
- Inyo 06027
- Kern 06029
- Lake 06033
- Los Angeles 06037
- Madera 06039
- Marin 06041
- Mendocino 06045
- Merced 06047
- Mono 06051
- Monterey 06053
- Napa 06055
- Nevada 06057
- Orange 06059
- Plumas 06063
- Riverside 06065
- Sacramento 06067
- San Bernardino 06071
- San Diego 06073
- San Francisco 06075
- San Joaquin 06077
- San Luis Obispo 06079
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Santa Clara 06085
- Shasta 06089
- Siskiyou 06093
- Solano 06095
- Sonoma 06097
- Stanislaus 06099
- Tehama 06103
- Trinity 06105
- Tulare 06107
- Tuolumne 06109
- Ventura 06111
- Yolo 06113
Colorado view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 80 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 36 I ▾
- Blackford 18009
- Cass 18017
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Rush 18139
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Kansas view state ↗ 101 I ▾
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Haskell 20081
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 21 I ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- Franklin 22041
- Lafayette 22055
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- West Baton Rouge 22121
Maine view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 40 I ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Baraga 26013
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Menominee 26109
- Monroe 26115
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 27 I ▾
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Douglas 27041
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake 27075
- Lincoln 27081
- Mower 27099
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Roseau 27135
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Wabasha 27157
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 33 I ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Barton 29011
- Boone 29019
- Camden 29029
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Perry 29157
- Pike 29163
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Scotland 29199
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
Montana view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 27 I ▾
- Brown 31017
- Butler 31023
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Clay 31035
- Dawes 31045
- Deuel 31049
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Kimball 31105
- Lancaster 31109
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sherman 31163
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
Nevada view state ↗ 9 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 6 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 9 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 9 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Otsego 36077
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Dakota view state ↗ 31 I ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Stutsman 38093
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 49 I ▾
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Clark 39023
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Geauga 39055
- Hardin 39065
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lorain 39093
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 50 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 19 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Texas view state ↗ 76 I ▾
- Archer 48009
- Armstrong 48011
- Bailey 48017
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Bexar 48029
- Bosque 48035
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Briscoe 48045
- Brown 48049
- Calhoun 48057
- Cameron 48061
- Carson 48065
- Castro 48069
- Childress 48075
- Comal 48091
- Cottle 48101
- Culberson 48109
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- Dimmit 48127
- Donley 48129
- Ector 48135
- El Paso 48141
- Ellis 48139
- Falls 48145
- Floyd 48153
- Foard 48155
- Gonzales 48177
- Gray 48179
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Hale 48189
- Hall 48191
- Hansford 48195
- Hardeman 48197
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hockley 48219
- Hunt 48231
- Hutchinson 48233
- Johnson 48251
- Kaufman 48257
- King 48269
- Lamb 48279
- Lipscomb 48295
- Llano 48299
- Loving 48301
- Lubbock 48303
- Madison 48313
- McLennan 48309
- Milam 48331
- Mitchell 48335
- Moore 48341
- Ochiltree 48357
- Oldham 48359
- Parmer 48369
- Pecos 48371
- Potter 48375
- Presidio 48377
- Randall 48381
- Reeves 48389
- Roberts 48393
- Robertson 48395
- San Patricio 48409
- Sherman 48421
- Swisher 48437
- Tarrant 48439
- Taylor 48441
- Travis 48453
- Walker 48471
- Webb 48479
- Wichita 48485
- Wilbarger 48487
Utah view state ↗ 29 I ▾
- Beaver 49001
- Box Elder 49003
- Cache 49005
- Carbon 49007
- Daggett 49009
- Davis 49011
- Duchesne 49013
- Emery 49015
- Garfield 49017
- Grand 49019
- Iron 49021
- Juab 49023
- Kane 49025
- Millard 49027
- Morgan 49029
- Piute 49031
- Rich 49033
- Salt Lake 49035
- San Juan 49037
- Sanpete 49039
- Sevier 49041
- Summit 49043
- Tooele 49045
- Uintah 49047
- Utah 49049
- Wasatch 49051
- Washington 49053
- Wayne 49055
- Weber 49057
Vermont view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 35 I ▾
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Bath 51017
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Frederick 51069
- Grayson 51077
- Halifax 51083
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- King William 51101
- Loudoun 51107
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wythe 51197
Washington view state ↗ 14 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 41 I ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Calumet 55015
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Florence 55037
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Jefferson 55055
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Polk 55095
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/AMAL ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7905507 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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