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

• Type: "Habitat in Virginia."

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

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]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 166 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 566 [secondary reference]

common name: Amaranth [n/a]

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

common name: Slim Amaranth [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 282-283 [secondary reference]

common name: Spleen Amaranth [n/a] common name: Slim Amaranth [n/a]

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

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Amaranthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 134, 138, Fig. 17D [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus cruentus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus paniculatus L. legitimate common name: Wild Amaranth [n/a] common name: Panicled Amaranth [n/a] common name: Redshank [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus patulus Bertol. legitimate

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 137 [secondary reference]

common name: Slim amaranth [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 5 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 93 [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: Slim Amaranth [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 55 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Cabbage [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Amaranthaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 202, Fig. 36e [secondary reference]

common name: Slim Amaranth [n/a] common name: Spleen Amaranth [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 54 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 28 [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: Slim Amaranth [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3497 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Slim Amaranth [n/a]

de Lange, P.J., Gardner, R.O., Sykes, W.R., Crowcroft, G.M., Cameron, E.K., Stalker, F., Christian, M.L. & Braggins, J.E. (2005), Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43: 577 [secondary reference]

common name: Princes Feather [n/a]

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

orthographic variant: Amarantus hybridus Domin orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus hybridus L. var. hybridus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. hybridus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus patulus Bertol. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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

common name: Slim Amaranth [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus patulus Bertol. legitimate

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 117 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus patulus Bertol. legitimate

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 122 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Amaranthus powellii S.Watson legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 566

Bean, A.R. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010), Amaranthaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010: 8 [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): 284 [secondary reference]

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

misapplied to: Amaranthus powellii S.Watson legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 566

Iamonico, D. & Palmer, J. (5 February 2020), Nomenclature survey of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae). 6. Names linked to the Australian flora. Australian Systematic Botany 33(2): 170 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus incurvatus Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Amarantus hybridus Domin orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus hybridus L. var. hybridus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. hybridus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus patulus Bertol. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus incurvatus Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus hybridus subsp. incurvatus (Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr.) Brenan legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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