?Amaranthaceae
Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae
Type Genus
Amaranthus L.
Subfamilies
Amaranthoideae Chenopodioideae Gomphrenoideae Salicornioideae Salsoloideae Download high resolution version (600x800, 166 KB)Achyranthes splendens, an endemic Hawaiian plant, photographed in Hawai‘i (at Nā Pōhaku o Hauwahine) by Eric Guinther. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Achatocarpaceae Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Ancistrocladaceae Asteropeiaceae Barbeuiaceae Basellaceae (basella family) Cactaceae (cactus family) Caryophyllaceae (carnation family) Dioncophyllaceae Droseraceae (sundew family) Drosophyllaceae Frankeniaceae Molluginaceae (carpetweed family) Nepenthaceae Nyctaginaceae (four-oclock family) Physenaceae Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family) Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) Polygonaceae (buckwheat family) Portulacaceae (purslane family) Rhabdodendraceae... In scientific classification, a type is a specimen or description that corresponds to a taxon (a group of organisms), and helps to identify which organisms may be referred to with that name. ... Species See text Amaranthus, also known by the common name pigweed, is a widely distributed genus of annual, short-living herb, occurring mostly in temperate and tropical regions, belonging to the Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae). ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Genera Achyranthes Achyropsis Aerva Amaranthus Arthraerua Calicorema Celosia Centema Centrostachys Cyathula Hermbstaedtia Kyphocarpa Leucosphaera Marcelliopsis Nelsia Nothosaerva Pandiaka Psilotrichum Pupalia Sericocoma Sericorema The Amaranthoideae is a subfamily of the of the Amaranthaceae. ... Genera See text The Chenopodioideae is a subfamily of the of the Amaranthaceae, formerly treated as a distinct family, Chenopodiaceae. ... Genera Alternanthera Gomphrena Guilleminea The Gomphrenoideae is a subfamily of the Amaranthaceae. ... Genera Halopeplis Halosarcia Salicornia Sarcocornia The Salicornioideae is a subfamily of the of the Amaranthaceae, formerly in family Chenopodiaceae. ... Genera Salsola Suaeda The Salsoloideae is a subfamily of the of the Amaranthaceae, formerly in family Chenopodiaceae. ...

The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 160 genera and 2,400 species. Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Herbs: basil Herbs (IPA: hə(ɹ)b, or əɹb; see pronunciation differences) are plants grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...

This is a widespread and cosmopolitan family found mostly in subtropical and tropical regions, although many species belong in cool temperate regions. A cosmopolitan distribution is a term applied to a biological category of living things meaning that this category can be found anywhere around the world. ...

In the APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), the family is placed in the order Caryophyllales. It includes the plants formerly treated as the family Chenopodiaceae. Well-known chenopodioid species include beet, goosefoot, quinoa, and spinach. The main differences between Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae are membraneous petals and stamens often united in a ring structure. A modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG II system of plant classification was published in 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG, in Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003). ... A modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG system of plant classification was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. ... Families Achatocarpaceae Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Ancistrocladaceae Asteropeiaceae Barbeuiaceae Basellaceae (basella family) Cactaceae (cactus family) Caryophyllaceae (carnation family) Dioncophyllaceae Droseraceae (sundew family) Drosophyllaceae Frankeniaceae Molluginaceae (carpetweed family) Nepenthaceae Nyctaginaceae (four-oclock family) Physenaceae Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family) Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) Polygonaceae (buckwheat family) Portulacaceae (purslane family) Rhabdodendraceae... Chenopodium capitatum from Thomé (1885) Chenopodiaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. ... Binomial name Beta vulgaris L. The beet (Beta vulgaris) is a flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to the coasts of western and southern Europe, from southern Sweden and the British Isles south to the Mediterranean Sea. ... Species See text Chenopodium is a genus of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, known generically as the Goosefoots. ... Binomial name Chenopodium quinoa Willd. ... Binomial name Spinacia oleracea L. Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ...

Prior to the incorporation of Chenopodiaceae, the Amaranthaceae (in their narrow circumscription) contained only about 65 genera and 900 species. Most of these species occur in tropical Africa and North America. Some species are considered weeds, but a number of others are popular garden ornamental plants, especially species from Alternanthera, Amaranthus, Celosia, and Iresine. Notable members include amaranth and tumbleweeds. Many of the species are halophytes, growing in salty soils. For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... A weed is an unwanted plant. ... An ornamental plant is a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities, rather than for its commercial or other value. ... Species Many, see text Alternanthera is a genus of about 80 herbaceous plants from the Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae). ... Species See text Amaranthus, also known by the common name pigweed, is a widely distributed genus of annual, short-living herb, occurring mostly in temperate and tropical regions, belonging to the Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae). ... Species Celosia argentea Celosia cristata Celosia nitida Celosia palmeri Celosia plumosa Celosia trigyna Celosia virgata Celosia is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants, similar in appearance and uses to the amaranths. ... Iresine is a genus which have a number garden ornamental plants in the family Amaranthaceae. ... Species See text. ... This article is about the plant. ... A halophyte is a plant that naturally grows where it is affected by salinity in the root area or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores. ... Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite, is a chemical compound with the formula NaCl. ...

The leaves are simple, opposite or alternate, their margins entire or coarsely toothed, and without stipules. In most cases, there are neither basal or terminal aggregations of leaves. The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... The lanceolate-linear, paired stipules of Hibiscus kokio In botany, stipule refers to outgrowths borne on either side of the base of a leafstalk (or petiole). ...

The flowers are solitary or aggregated in cymes, spikes, or panicles and typically perfect (bisexual) and actinomorphic. A few species have unisexual flowers. The bracteate flowers are regular with 4-5 petals, often joined. There are 1-5 stamens. The hypogynous ovary has 3-5 joined sepals. Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... Cyme can refer to: Cyme, a botanical term a for a class of flower clusters (see inflorescence) characterized by the terminal flower in the cluster blooming first. ... This inflorescence of the terrestrial orchid Spathoglottis plicata is a typical raceme. ... White-fruited Rowan (Sorbus glabrescens) corymb; note the branched structures holding the fruits. ... A petal is one member or part of the corolla of a flower. ... A bracteate (from the Latin bractea, a thin piece of metal) is a flat, thin, single-sided gold coin produced in Northern Europe predominantly during the Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age, but the name is also used for later produced coins of silver produced in Central Europe during... Tetrameric flower of the Primrose Willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals This tulip has dozens of petals. ... Stamens of the Amaryllis with prominent anthers carrying pollen Insects, while collecting pollen, accidentally transfer it from one flower to another, bringing about pollination The stamen is the male organ of a flower. ... Human female internal reproductive anatomy Ovaries are egg-producing reproductive organs found in female organisms. ... Flower of the Primrose Willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals A sepal is one member or part of the calyx of a flower. ...

The fruit can be an utricle, nut, or circumscissile capsule, rarely a berry. Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... Otolith organ Utricle is also a fruit type, found in beet and dock. ... Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel Chestnut Carya ovata nut anatomy A nut is a seed of a plant. ... Flowers and fruit (capsules) of the ground orchid, Spathoglottis plicata. ... Several types of berries from the market, but none of these are true berries. ...

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References

• Kai Müller and Thomas Borsch - Phylogenetics of Amaranthaceae based on matK/trnK sequence data - Evidence from parsimony, likelihood and Bayesian analyses. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 92 (1): 66–102.