Index / Search / Amaranthus blitoides
§1 Plant
Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson
vernacular mat amaranth — 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
§2b
County-level range
· 797 counties across 40 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 797 counties across 40 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 4 I ▾
California view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Alameda 06001
- Amador 06005
- Butte 06007
- Contra Costa 06013
- Fresno 06019
- Glenn 06021
- Inyo 06027
- Kern 06029
- Lake 06033
- Lassen 06035
- Los Angeles 06037
- Marin 06041
- Mariposa 06043
- Mendocino 06045
- 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
- San Mateo 06081
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Santa Clara 06085
- Siskiyou 06093
- Solano 06095
- Sonoma 06097
- Stanislaus 06099
- Tehama 06103
- Tulare 06107
- Tuolumne 06109
- Ventura 06111
- Yolo 06113
Colorado view state ↗ 20 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 60 I ▾
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Randolph 17157
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 28 I ▾
- Allen 18003
- Cass 18017
- Clinton 18023
- Dearborn 18029
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Hamilton 18057
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 105 I ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- 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
- Elk 20049
- 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
- Lyon 20111
- 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 ↗ 5 I ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 26 I ▾
- Alpena 26007
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ottawa 26139
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 29 I ▾
- Becker 27005
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lincoln 27081
- Morrison 27097
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
Missouri view state ↗ 30 I ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Barton 29011
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Holt 29087
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Mississippi 29133
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Worth 29227
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 41 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Carbon 30009
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Granite 30039
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Liberty 30051
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Missoula 30063
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Phillips 30071
- Pondera 30073
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sheridan 30091
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Wibaux 30109
Nebraska view state ↗ 31 I ▾
- Box Butte 31013
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cass 31025
- Cherry 31031
- Cuming 31039
- Dawes 31045
- Deuel 31049
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Fillmore 31059
- Furnas 31065
- Hall 31079
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Kimball 31105
- Lancaster 31109
- Nemaha 31127
- Platte 31141
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Sioux 31165
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
Nevada view state ↗ 14 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 3 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 10 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Kings 36047
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Onondaga 36067
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Suffolk 36103
- Ulster 36111
- Yates 36123
North Dakota view state ↗ 42 I ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- 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
- McHenry 38049
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Traill 38097
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 32 I ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Clark 39023
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lorain 39093
- Mahoning 39099
- Mercer 39107
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Morrow 39117
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Texas view state ↗ 63 I ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Archer 48009
- Atascosa 48013
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Bexar 48029
- Borden 48033
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Brown 48049
- Burnet 48053
- Caldwell 48055
- Collingsworth 48087
- Comanche 48093
- Coryell 48099
- Crane 48103
- Crockett 48105
- Culberson 48109
- Dallas 48113
- Edwards 48137
- El Paso 48141
- Fisher 48151
- Foard 48155
- Gaines 48165
- Galveston 48167
- Garza 48169
- Gray 48179
- Hardeman 48197
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hidalgo 48215
- Hudspeth 48229
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jackson 48239
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Johnson 48251
- Kerr 48265
- Kinney 48271
- Llano 48299
- Lynn 48305
- McLennan 48309
- Nolan 48353
- Pecos 48371
- Potter 48375
- Presidio 48377
- Reagan 48383
- Reeves 48389
- Robertson 48395
- Shackelford 48417
- Sherman 48421
- Sutton 48435
- Tarrant 48439
- Taylor 48441
- Tom Green 48451
- Travis 48453
- Uvalde 48463
- Val Verde 48465
- Ward 48475
- Webb 48479
- Wichita 48485
- Willacy 48489
- Winkler 48495
- Young 48503
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 ↗ 3 I ▾
Washington view state ↗ 1 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 29 I ▾
- Adams 55001
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Marquette 55077
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/AMBL ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5384395 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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