Linnaeus, C. (1759), Systema Naturae Edn. 10, 2: 1269 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Linnaeus, C. (1763), Species Plantarum Edn. 2, 2: 1406 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Habitat in China."

Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1849), Amarantaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2): 257 [basionym]

basionym of: Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentus (L.) Moq. legitimate

Thellung, A. (1912), La Flora Adventice de Montpellier: 205 [basionym]

basionym of: Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell. legitimate

Hartley, W. (1953), Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants, and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 12 [secondary reference]

Mansfeld, R. (1959), Vorlaufiges verzeichnis landwirtschaftlich oder gartnerisch kultivierter pflanzenarten. Kulturpflanze Beiheft 2: 54 [basionym]

basionym of: Amaranthus hybridus var. cruentus (L.) Mansf. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 130 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus patulus Bertol. legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 158-160 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Amaranthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 134 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus hybridus L. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 72 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 253 [secondary reference]

common name: Redshank [n/a]

Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Amaranthaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 112 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus paniculatus L. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Amaranthaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 202 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 253 [secondary reference]

common name: Redshank [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus hybridus var. cruentus (L.) Mansf. legitimate common name: Redshank [n/a]

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

common name: Redshank [n/a]

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 115 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentus (L.) Moq. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus hybridus var. cruentus (L.) Mansf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus paniculatus L. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (sparingly naturalised)

Iamonico, D. (February 2014), Lectotypification of Linnaean names in the genus Amaranthus L. (Amaranthaceae). Taxon 63(1): 148 [secondary reference]

Bayon, N.D. (2015), Revisión Taxonómica de las Especies Monoicas de Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae): Amaranthus subg. Amaranthus y Amaranthus subg. Albersia. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 101(2): 279-281, Fig. 7 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus paniculatus L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentus (L.) Moq. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus hybridus var. cruentus (L.) Mansf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus sanguineus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus paniculatus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amarantus paniculatus Hook.f. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

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