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§1 Plant
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
vernacular redroot 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
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 1,143 counties across 47 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 1,143 counties across 47 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Alaska view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 16 N ▾
California view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Alameda 06001
- Butte 06007
- Contra Costa 06013
- Glenn 06021
- Humboldt 06023
- Inyo 06027
- Kern 06029
- Lake 06033
- Los Angeles 06037
- Madera 06039
- Marin 06041
- Mendocino 06045
- Merced 06047
- Modoc 06049
- Monterey 06053
- Napa 06055
- Nevada 06057
- Orange 06059
- Plumas 06063
- Riverside 06065
- Sacramento 06067
- San Diego 06073
- San Francisco 06075
- San Joaquin 06077
- San Luis Obispo 06079
- San Mateo 06081
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Santa Clara 06085
- Santa Cruz 06087
- Solano 06095
- Sonoma 06097
- Stanislaus 06099
- Tulare 06107
- Ventura 06111
- Yolo 06113
Colorado view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Alamosa 08003
- Baca 08009
- Boulder 08013
- Cheyenne 08017
- Crowley 08025
- Denver 08031
- El Paso 08041
- Grand 08049
- Gunnison 08051
- Huerfano 08055
- Jefferson 08059
- Kiowa 08061
- Kit Carson 08063
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Lincoln 08073
- Mesa 08077
- Mineral 08079
- Moffat 08081
- Montezuma 08083
- Montrose 08085
- Ouray 08091
- Phillips 08095
- Prowers 08099
- Rio Blanco 08103
- Saguache 08109
- San Juan 08111
- Sedgwick 08115
- Teller 08119
- Washington 08121
- Yuma 08125
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 85 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- 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
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Wayne 17191
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Blackford 18009
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Adams 19003
- Audubon 19009
- Cass 19029
- Crawford 19047
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Mills 19129
- Montgomery 19137
- Page 19145
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Ringgold 19159
- Shelby 19165
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Winneshiek 19191
Kansas view state ↗ 103 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- 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 ↗ 18 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Caddo 22017
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Concordia 22029
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- Franklin 22041
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Martin 22099
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Alpena 26007
- Baraga 26013
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Marquette 26103
- Menominee 26109
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ontonagon 26131
- Roscommon 26143
- Saginaw 26145
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Crow Wing 27035
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- McLeod 27085
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Stevens 27149
- Swift 27151
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Camden 29029
- Carroll 29033
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Franklin 29071
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Monroe 29137
- Nodaway 29147
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Saline 29195
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Taney 29213
Montana view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Hill 30041
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Missoula 30063
- Park 30067
- Phillips 30071
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sanders 30089
- Sheridan 30091
- Silver Bow 30093
- Stillwater 30095
- Toole 30101
- Valley 30105
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Burt 31021
- Cass 31025
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Deuel 31049
- Dixon 31051
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Fillmore 31059
- Franklin 31061
- Furnas 31065
- Gosper 31073
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Jefferson 31095
- Kimball 31105
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Loup 31115
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Thurston 31173
- Washington 31177
- Wayne 31179
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
- York 31185
Nevada view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 5 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- 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
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Traill 38097
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Henry 39069
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Miami 39109
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Alfalfa 40003
- Beaver 40007
- Blaine 40011
- Bryan 40013
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Custer 40039
- Grady 40051
- Greer 40055
- Hughes 40063
- Jackson 40065
- Marshall 40095
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Pawnee 40117
- Payne 40119
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Texas 40139
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
- Washita 40149
- Woods 40151
Oregon view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cameron 42023
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Beadle 46005
- Brown 46013
- Brule 46015
- Buffalo 46017
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Douglas 46043
- Fall River 46047
- Hamlin 46057
- Hand 46059
- Harding 46063
- Hughes 46065
- Hutchinson 46067
- Hyde 46069
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Marshall 46091
- Pennington 46103
- Potter 46107
- Spink 46115
- Stanley 46117
- Union 46127
- Yankton 46135
Tennessee view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Archer 48009
- Bailey 48017
- Bell 48027
- Bexar 48029
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Briscoe 48045
- Cameron 48061
- Carson 48065
- Collin 48085
- Comal 48091
- Crosby 48107
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- Galveston 48167
- Gray 48179
- Grayson 48181
- Hall 48191
- Hansford 48195
- Hardeman 48197
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Hartley 48205
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jack 48237
- Jackson 48239
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Kerr 48265
- Lipscomb 48295
- Lubbock 48303
- Marion 48315
- McLennan 48309
- Moore 48341
- Motley 48345
- Ochiltree 48357
- Oldham 48359
- Parmer 48369
- Pecos 48371
- Presidio 48377
- Roberts 48393
- Sabine 48403
- San Patricio 48409
- Schleicher 48413
- Sherman 48421
- Sutton 48435
- Swisher 48437
- Tarrant 48439
- Terrell 48443
- Titus 48449
- Travis 48453
- Walker 48471
- Wheeler 48483
- Williamson 48491
Utah view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- 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 ↗ 11 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Augusta 51015
- Brunswick 51025
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Clarke 51043
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Frederick 51069
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Henrico 51087
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Montgomery 51121
- Northampton 51131
- Page 51139
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Surry 51181
- Warren 51187
Washington view state ↗ 11 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
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Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
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