Redroot Amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus L. - Amaranth family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Redroot Amaranth: Coleophora lineapulvella, Epiblema otiosana, Papaipema nebris, Platynota nigrocervina, Scythris trivinctella, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera ornithogalli

Native Range

MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.