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

• Type: "Habitat in Virginia."

Backer, C.A. (December 1949), Amaranthaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(2): 77 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 225 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus viridis L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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

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

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]

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: 93-94 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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