Amaranthus blitum L.

vernacular purple amaranth — species · Amaranthaceae

USDA: AMBL2
GBIF: 8911082
Rank: species

purple amaranth (Amaranthus blitum) — Platephotograph · Hanno Schaefer source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Group: Dicot
Family: Amaranthaceae Martinov
Genus: Amaranthus

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Introduced
HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 62 counties across 13 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 62 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state