E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Amaranthus powellii S. Watson subsp. powellii
Powell's amaranth
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)

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Distribution of Amaranthus powellii subsp. powellii
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Species Information

General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems erect, simple to freely branched, 0.3-2.0 m tall, grooved, often reddish, glabrous to short-hairy or sparsely hairy below the flowers.

Leaves:
Alternate or opposite, leaf blades 2.5-14 cm long, glabrous or nearly so, egg-shaped to deltoid-elliptic.

Flowers:
Inflorescence in terminal and axillary spikes; bracts linear-lanceolate and spiny; sepals unequal; stamens 3-4.

Fruits:
Capsules opening along an "equator", the top coming off like a lid, 1-seeded; seeds 1 mm long, lens-shaped.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat and Range

Moist to dry fields, disturbed areas and waste places; infrequent in SW and SC BC, known from the Gulf Islands, the Vancouver area and the Okanagan Valley; throughout N. America, S. America and the Old World.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Status Information

Scientific Name	Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Amaranthus powellii ssp. bouchonii	Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed
Amaranthus powellii ssp. powellii	Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

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Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Amaranthus bracteosus Uline & Bray
Amaranthus retroflexus var. powellii (S. Watson) B. Boivin
Amaranthus viscidulus Greene