| Kinds of Wildflowers |
Kay Yatskievych and Shirley Flavin
Missouri Botanical Garden
Nancy Lowe, Becka Walcott, Sharon Ballew and John Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens
| Scientific name -- Other names |
| Amaranthaceae -- Amaranths; Pigweeds |
| Achyranthes japonica (Miq. ) Nakai -- Japanese chaff flower |
| Alternanthera caracasana Kunth -- Washerwoman; Achyranthes peploides (Humb & Bonpl ex Schult) Britton & P Wilson; Alternanthera peploides (Humb & Bonpl ex Schult) Urb |
| Alternanthera paronychioides A. St. -Hil. -- Smooth Joyweed |
| Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart. ) Griseb. -- Alligatorweed; Achyranthes philoxeroides (Mart) Standl |
| Alternanthera pungens Kunth -- Khakiweed; Achyranthes leiantha (Seub) Standl; Achyranthes repens L; Alternanthera achyrantha (L) R Br ex Sweet; Alternanthera repens (L) Link, non JF Gmel |
| Alternanthera sessilis (L. ) R. Br. ex Dc. -- Sessile Joyweed; Achyranthes sessilis (L) Desf ex Steud; Alternanthera glabra Moq; Gomphrena sessilis L |
| Amaranthus albus L. -- Prostrate pigweed; Tumbleweed |
| Amaranthus arenicola I. M. Johnst. -- Sandhill amaranth |
| Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson -- Mat amaranth; Tumbleweed; Amaranthus graecizans |
| Amaranthus blitum L. -- Purple Amaranth |
| Amaranthus californicus (Moq. ) S. Watson -- California amaranth |
| Amaranthus cannabinus (L. ) Sauer -- Tidalmarsh Amaranth; Acnida cannabina L |
| Amaranthus cruentus L. -- Red amaranth |
| Amaranthus deflexus L. -- Largefruit Amaranth |
| Amaranthus hybridus L. -- Slim amaranth; Green amaranth; Rough pigweed |
| Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson -- Carelessweed |
| Amaranthus powellii S. Watson -- Powells amaranth; Smooth amaranth; Tall amaranth |
| Amaranthus pumilus Raf. -- Seaside amaranth; Seabeach amaranth |
| Amaranthus retroflexus L. -- Redroot amaranth; Rough pigweed; Wild beet |
| Amaranthus spinosus L. -- Spiny amaranth |
| Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq. ) Sauer -- Roughfruit amaranth; Tall amaranth; Amaranthus rudis |
| Amaranthus viridis L. -- Slender amaranth |
| Celosia argentea L. -- Silver cocks comb; Celosia cristata |
| Froelichia floridana (Nutt. ) Moq. -- Plains snakecotton |
| Froelichia gracilis (Hook. ) Moq. -- Slender snakecotton |
| Gomphrena serrata L. -- Arrasa Con Todo; Gomphrena celosioides auct non Mart; Gomphrena decumbens Jacq; Gomphrena dispersa Standl |
| Iresine rhizomatosa Standl. -- Judas bush |
| Updated: 2017-06-01 18:06:26 |
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