Brenan, J.P.M. (1961), Amaranthus in Britain. Watsonia 4: 273 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Amaranthus silvestris Vill. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 131 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Amaranthaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 203-205, Fig. 36i [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus silvestris Vill. legitimate

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 116 APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Amaranthus graecizans subsp. sylvestris Brenan orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus silvestris Vill. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus graecizans var. silvester Asch. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus graecizans var. silvestris (Vill.) Asch. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amarantus angustifolius var. silvestris Thell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus angustifolius var. silvestris (Vill.) Thell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus angustifolius subsp. silvestris (Vill.) Heukels legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 6 [secondary reference]

Baker, M.L., Wapstra, M. & Lawrence, D. (20 August 2019), An annotated census of the lesser-known naturalised plants of Tasmania. Muelleria 38: 30 [secondary reference]

common name: prostrate pigweed [n/a]

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2019), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2018 to 2019. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2019: 6 [secondary reference]

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