Amaranthus deflexus L., 1771 27% complete

Argentine amaranth

Mant. Pl. 2: 295 (1771)

Data sources

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Sourced10 Source not recorded8 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Merged from a synonym record
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Mant. Pl. 2: 295 (1771) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1771 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Argentine amaranth No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Bolivia to S. South America No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 50 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 251, 500
  • Superseded 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 251, 500
Sourced
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 500, 918
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color green
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape utricle
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 65 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 65 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 251, 500
  • Superseded 65 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 251, 500
Sourced
Sexuality monoecious
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Vegetable false
  • false · Merged from a synonym record (Amaranthus scandens) · Reported · 2026-09-05
Sourced
Phenology
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 164, 175, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 164, 175, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 164, 175, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Light empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record