Index / Search / Amaranthus spinosus
§1 Plant
Amaranthus spinosus L.
vernacular spiny 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
- CAN Canada Introduced
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
- PR Puerto Rico Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
§2b
County-level range
· 701 counties across 31 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 701 counties across 31 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Chicot 05017
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Lee 05077
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
California view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Clay 12019
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Gulf 12045
- Hendry 12051
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Lafayette 12067
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Okaloosa 12091
- Okeechobee 12093
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Sarasota 12115
- Sumter 12119
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Greene 17061
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- 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
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Ohio 18115
- Orange 18117
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Posey 18129
- Ripley 18137
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Wells 18179
Kansas view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Ellis 20051
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Sedgwick 20173
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Gallatin 21077
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- McLean 21149
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nicholas 21181
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Wayne 21231
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- 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
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Boone 29019
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Cass 29037
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
Nebraska view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 8 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Anson 37007
- Cabarrus 37025
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Halifax 37083
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Montgomery 37123
- Nash 37127
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
Ohio view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Calhoun 45017
- Cherokee 45021
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- Marlboro 45069
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
Tennessee view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Carter 47019
- Davidson 47037
- Fayette 47047
- Henderson 47077
- Houston 47083
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Madison 47113
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Montgomery 47125
- Perry 47135
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Bailey 48017
- Bell 48027
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Burleson 48051
- Cameron 48061
- Cherokee 48073
- Cooke 48097
- Dallas 48113
- Denton 48121
- Fort Bend 48157
- Galveston 48167
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Guadalupe 48187
- Hardeman 48197
- Harris 48201
- Hays 48209
- Hidalgo 48215
- Kleberg 48273
- Lavaca 48285
- Lubbock 48303
- Madison 48313
- McLennan 48309
- Nueces 48355
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- Shelby 48419
- Tarrant 48439
- Travis 48453
- Walker 48471
- Williamson 48491
- Wilson 48493
- Wood 48499
Vermont view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Wise 51195
West Virginia view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/AMSP ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5384401 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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