family
Amaranths
Amaranthaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native amaranths All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Lambsquarters
Chenopodium album
caterpillars
32
hosts
1
food
59
flowers
12
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Pitseed Goosefoot
Chenopodium berlandieri
caterpillars
24
food
22
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Desert Goosefoot
Chenopodium pratericola
caterpillars
24
food
16
flowers
1
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Redroot Amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
caterpillars
23
food
33
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus
caterpillars
21
food
18
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Mealy Goosefoot
Chenopodium incanum
caterpillars
21
food
13
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Fremont's Goosefoot
Chenopodium fremontii
caterpillars
19
food
13
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Pinyon Goosefoot
Chenopodium atrovirens
caterpillars
19
food
13
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Narrowleaf Goosefoot
Chenopodium leptophyllum
caterpillars
18
food
12
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Powell's Amaranth
Amaranthus powellii
caterpillars
17
food
14
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Woodland Goosefoot
Chenopodium standleyanum
caterpillars
17
food
12
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Palmer's Amaranth
Amaranthus palmeri
caterpillars
16
food
15
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Fringed Amaranth
Amaranthus fimbriatus
caterpillars
16
food
13
flowers
16
shelter
1
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Rough-fruit Amaranth
Amaranthus tuberculatus
caterpillars
16
food
13
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Aridland Goosefoot
Chenopodium desiccatum
caterpillars
15
food
21