Amaranthus powellii

S.Watson (1875)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Amaranthus

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Synonyms (12)

Amaranthus bracteosus Uline & W.L.Bray (1894)

Amaranthus chlorostachys var. powellii (S.Watson) Priszter (1953)

Amaranthus chlorostachys var. pseudoretroflexus Thell. (1908)

Amaranthus hybridus f. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Thell. (1914)

Amaranthus hybridus subsp. powellii (S.Watson) Karlsson (2001)

Amaranthus hybridus subvar. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Thell. (1919)

Amaranthus hybridus var. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Carretero (1979)

Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. powellii (S.Watson) Pedersen (1999)

Amaranthus obovatus S.Watson (1877)

Amaranthus pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) Almq. (1929)

Amaranthus retroflexus var. powellii (S.Watson) B.Boivin (1966)

Amaranthus retroflexus var. pseudoretroflexus (Thell.) B.Boivin (1968)

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Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 347 (1875)

Other References

Faccenda & Ross 2024:28, 31 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR, KEY)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Amaranthus powellii	East Maui, Makawao District, Kaonoulu, near jct of Kula Hwy. & Kekaulike Ave	Roadside.	Preserved_Specimen	Weed.	Oppenheimer, H.L.	60111	Maui	BISH	2001-06-10
2	Amaranthus powellii	East Maui, Kula	Roadside weed.	Preserved_Specimen		Hobdy, R.W.	2572	Maui	BISH	1986-06-19
3	Amaranthus powellii	Pukalani	Along roadside.	Preserved_Specimen		Hobdy, R.W.	1418	Maui	BISH	1982-07-11

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