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Amaranthus spinosus
pigweed, spiny amaranth
Piscataway Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Amaranthus spinosus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Everglades National Park	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Haleakala National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Kalaupapa National Historical Park	Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	2/17/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/13/2025 11:06:02 PM

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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