Common name
English: Green Amaranth
German: Ausgebreiteter Fuchsschwanz
Mandarin: 绿穗苋 (lü sui xian)
Portuguese: Bredo
English: Green Amaranth
German: Ausgebreiteter Fuchsschwanz
Mandarin: 绿穗苋 (lü sui xian)
Portuguese: Bredo
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Caryophyllales (124)
Family: Amaranthaceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Amaranthus (3)
Epithet: hybridus L. (1)
Synonym: Amaranthus aureus Moq.
aureus => of golden colour, golden yellow
hybridus => hybrid cross, between two species, sharing both characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green
Check for Amaranthus hybridus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI