Family: Amaranthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Annual
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, United States, Mexico, Central America (Bay Islands of Honduras) and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
Comments:
For an image, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below. For a specimen image, visit the
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium.
Synonyms:
A. arenaria, A. domingensis, A. pentandra.
