Jussieu, A.L. de (4 August 1789), Genera Plantarum: 87 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Amaranthus L.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 28 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 187-188 [secondary reference]

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The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141(4): 418 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chenopodiaceae Vent. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Salicorniaceae Martinov legitimate taxonomic synonym: Salsolaceae Menge legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dysphaniaceae Pax nom. cons.

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 14 [secondary reference]

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 253 [secondary reference]

common name: Pussytails [n/a] common name: Mulla Mullas [n/a] common name: Foxtails [n/a]

Thorne, R.F. & Reveal, J.L. (2007), An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida ("Angiospermae"). Botanical Review 73(2): 96 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Celosiaceae Martinov legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gomphrenaceae Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthaceae Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polycnemaceae Menge legitimate taxonomic synonym: Deeringiaceae J.Agardh legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Amaranthi Juss. orth. var. orthographic variant: Amarantaceae F.Muell. orth. var.

• APC Comment: Amaranthaceae includes Chenopodiaceae in Tas.
• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), CoI, ChI (native and naturalised), AR, NT (native and naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), CSI, NSW (native and naturalised), LHI (native and naturalised), NI (native and naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 34, 933 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chenopodiaceae Vent. nom. cons.

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2): 115 [secondary reference]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 20 (photo) [secondary reference]

common name: Amaranth [n/a]

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