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Amaranthus blitoides
mat amaranth, prostrate amaranth, prostrate pigweed
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Amaranthaceae, Genus Amaranthus, Species Amaranthus blitoides


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		NE: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Hovenweep National Monument	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Muir National Historic Site
Joshua Tree National Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Natural Bridges National Monument
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Petrified Forest National Park
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tonto National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument	Walnut Canyon National Monument
White Sands National Park	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/10/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/12/2025 2:00:21 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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