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Amaranthus palmeri

S.Watson (1877)

This name is accepted

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

Palmer's amaranth

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 274 (1877)

Other References

Faccenda & Ross 2024:26, 30 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR, KEY); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:152 (EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Amaranthus palmeri S.Watson So. Kohala, Puako PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hobdy, R.W. 4351 Hawaii BISH 4/10/2014
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