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Amaranthus retroflexus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157663
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Summary

Amaranthus retroflexus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,094 views/month, #1,512 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Amaranthus[4]
  • Taxon name: Amaranthus retroflexus[5]
  • Subclass of: annual plant[6], herbaceous plant[7]
  • Has use: fodder[8], vegetable[9], medicinal plant[10], Sansai[11]
  • Commons category: Amaranthus retroflexus[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Amaranthus retroflexus[13]
  • Commons gallery: Amaranthus retroflexus[14]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(2)[15], Ботанический словарь[16]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2803[17]
  • Short name: A. retroflexus[18]
  • Taxon common name: Zurückgebogener Amarant[19], redroot amaranth[20], Opret Amarant[21], Rauhhaariger Fuchssschwanz[22], Zurückgebogener Fuchsschwanz[23], Common Amaranth[24], Common Tumble Weed[25], Red Rooted Pigweed[26], Red-root Amaranth[27], Redroot Pigweed[28], Abrebujo[29], Acederón[30], Atreu del Perú[31], Bledos[32]

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Identifiers

Amaranthus retroflexus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 124763[33]. Amaranthus retroflexus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 585492[34]. Amaranthus retroflexus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6109534[35]. Amaranthus retroflexus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20745[36].

Why It Matters

Amaranthus retroflexus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → amaranthus-retroflexus
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  2. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Natureserve conservation status → secure
    Indigenous to → North America
    Subclass of → —
    Taxon rank → species
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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