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Amaranthus blitoides
Mat amaranth, Prostrate amaranth
Lava Beds National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Mat amaranth, Prostrate amaranth
Park Synonyms:		Amaranthus graecizans

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:		CA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Arches National Park	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	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:	5/31/2017

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/12/2025 10:09:42 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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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