Amaranthaceae Juss.

Pigweed Family or Amaranth Family

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Plants > Angiosperms > Amaranthaceae

​Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae

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Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it the most species-rich lineage within its parent order, Caryophyllales. Wikipedia

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Genera: Achyranthes, Aerva, Alternanthera, Amaranthus, Celosia, Cyathula, Gomphrena

Achyranthes aspera

Aerva sanguinolenta

Alternanthera brasiliana

Alternanthera paronichyoides

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Alternanthera sessilis

Amaranthus retroflexus

Amaranthus spinosus

Amaranthus viridis

Celosia argentea

Cyathula prostrata

Celosia spicata

Gomphrena celosioides

Gomphrena globosa

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References: 
Wikipedia