Index / Search / Amaranthus tuberculatus
§1 Plant
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer
vernacular roughfruit 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 Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 785 counties across 32 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- None
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- None
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- High
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 15–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–8
- Root depth
- 12 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Stem
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Mature height
- 6.6 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Summer
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Moderate
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 900,000
- Propagation
- seed, bare root
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 785 counties across 32 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Chicot 05017
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Desha 05041
- Franklin 05047
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lee 05077
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Monroe 05095
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
California view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 82 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Hendricks 18063
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Adams 19003
- Allamakee 19005
- Audubon 19009
- Benton 19011
- Boone 19015
- Buena Vista 19021
- Carroll 19027
- Cass 19029
- Cherokee 19035
- Crawford 19047
- Des Moines 19057
- Dickinson 19059
- Emmet 19063
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Hardin 19083
- Harrison 19085
- Jackson 19097
- Johnson 19103
- Lee 19111
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- Muscatine 19139
- O'Brien 19141
- Page 19145
- Plymouth 19149
- Pocahontas 19151
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Story 19169
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Warren 19181
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Winneshiek 19191
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 83 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- 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
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Franklin 22041
- Iberville 22047
- Jefferson 22051
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Cass 26027
- Clinton 26037
- Eaton 26045
- Genesee 26049
- Gratiot 26057
- Ingham 26065
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Macomb 26099
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Ottawa 26139
- Saginaw 26145
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Beltrami 27007
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Jackson 27063
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Norman 27107
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Sherburne 27141
- Stearns 27145
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Cass 29037
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Worth 29227
Nebraska view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Brown 31017
- Butler 31023
- Cass 31025
- Cedar 31027
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Deuel 31049
- Douglas 31055
- Fillmore 31059
- Franklin 31061
- Gage 31067
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Phelps 31137
- Pierce 31139
- Polk 31143
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Seward 31159
- Stanton 31167
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Thurston 31173
- Washington 31177
- Wayne 31179
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
- York 31185
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 13 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Brown 39015
- Champaign 39021
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Montgomery 39113
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Alfalfa 40003
- Beaver 40007
- Bryan 40013
- Canadian 40017
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Craig 40035
- Custer 40039
- Delaware 40041
- Garfield 40047
- Grant 40053
- Greer 40055
- Harmon 40057
- Harper 40059
- Kay 40071
- Kingfisher 40073
- Marshall 40095
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Texas 40139
- Tulsa 40143
- Wagoner 40145
- Washington 40147
- Woods 40151
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 8 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Brazos 48041
- Brown 48049
- Burleson 48051
- Cameron 48061
- Castro 48069
- Chambers 48071
- Childress 48075
- Collingsworth 48087
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Denton 48121
- Gillespie 48171
- Grayson 48181
- Hall 48191
- Harris 48201
- Hemphill 48211
- Kerr 48265
- Lamb 48279
- Lipscomb 48295
- Madison 48313
- McLennan 48309
- Motley 48345
- Oldham 48359
- Parker 48367
- Parmer 48369
- Potter 48375
- Roberts 48393
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- Travis 48453
Vermont view state ↗ 6 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Calumet 55015
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Sheboygan 55117
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/AMTU ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8577467 ↗Record version
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