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Narrative
Amaranthaceae family (amaranth) contains about 70 genera and about 800 species. These are mostly herbs, but some exotic low shrubs are in the family. The leaves can be alternate or opposite, usually entire, and usually thin. The small flowers are in terminal spikes or axillary heads. There are no petals. This family had 19 genera and 111 species growing in greater North America as of 1994.
Taxonomy
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Latin
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English
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Kingdom
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Plantae
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Plant
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Phylum
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Embryophyta
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Seed Plants
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Class
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Dicotyledoneae
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Dicots
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Order
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Centrospermae
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Pinks - Pokeweed And Allies
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Family
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Amaranthaceae
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Amaranth
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SubFamily
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References
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| Genus | Species |
| Abies | cephalonica |
| Abies | forrestii |
| Abies | numidica |
| Abies | pinsapo |
| Abies | veitchii |
| Acacia | tortuosa |
| Acacia | wrightii |
| Acer | barbatum |
| Acer | leucoderme |
| Acer | pseudoplatanus |
| Acer | spicatum |
| Achras | emarginata |
| Acoelorrhaphe | wrightii |
| Acrocomia | totai |
| Albizia | lebbek |
| Alnus | crispa |
| Alnus | maritima |
| Alnus | oblongifolia |
| Alnus | oregona = rubra |
| Alnus | rhombifolia |
| Alnus | rugosa |
| Alvaradoa | amorphoides |
| Amphitecna | latifolia |
| Amyris | balsamifera |
| Amyris | elemifera |
| Annona | squamosa |
| Aquilegia | brevistyla |
| Aquilegia | caerulea |
| Aquilegia | desertorum |
| Aquilegia | elegantula |
| Aquilegia | jonesii |
| Aquilegia | longissima |
| Aquilegia | micrantha |
| Aquilegia | saximontana |
| Aquilegia | scopulorum |
| Aquilegia | triternata |
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