Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 990 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europa temperatiore."

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 213. [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 80 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 630 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus angustifolius var. silvestris (Vill.) Thell. legitimate

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 630 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus angustifolius Lam. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 63 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 252 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 85-86 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 27 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 252 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus oleraceus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus ascendens Loisel. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus blitum var. oleraceus (L.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. var. lividus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus var. ascendens (Loisel.) Hayw. & Druce legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Heukels legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. subsp. lividus legitimate misapplication: Amaranthus viridis L. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 766

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), LHI (naturalised)

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 110 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus oleraceus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus ascendens Loisel. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus blitum var. oleraceus (L.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus var. ascendens (Loisel.) Hayw. & Druce legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Heukels legitimate misapplication: Amaranthus viridis L. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 766 misapplication: Amaranthus viridis L. legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 275

Bean, A.R. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010), Amaranthaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010: 8 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Amarantus blitum Hook.f. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amarantus blitum var. oleraceus Hook.f. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus oleraceus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus ascendens Loisel. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus blitum var. oleraceus (L.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. var. lividus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus var. ascendens (Loisel.) Hayw. & Druce legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Heukels legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus lividus L. subsp. lividus legitimate misapplication: Amaranthus viridis L. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 766

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised)

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