Mitchell's Amaranth vs Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus mitchellii compared with Amaranthus deflexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mitchell's Amaranth	Perennial Pigweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Amaranthus	Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus mitchellii	Amaranthus deflexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mitchell's Amaranth and Perennial Pigweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

Mitchell's Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mitchell's Amaranth	Perennial Pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mitchell's Amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Perennial Pigweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom