Green Amaranth vs Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus powellii compared with Amaranthus deflexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Amaranth	Perennial Pigweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Bộ Cẩm chướng)	Caryophyllales (Bộ Cẩm chướng)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Amaranthus	Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus powellii	Amaranthus deflexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Amaranth and Perennial Pigweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

Green Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Amaranth	Perennial Pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 18 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇺🇸 United States