Família/Family: Amaranthaceae
Grupo/Group: Dicotiledónea/Dicotyledon.
Forma de vida/Life form:
Hierba/Herb
Duración de vida/Lifespan:
Anual/Annual.
Sustrato/Substrate:
Terrestre/Terrestrial.
Distribución nativa/Native range:
Nativa de Sudamérica; ampliamente cultivada y algunas veces naturalizada. / Native to South America; widely cultivated and sometimes naturalized.
Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations
Notas/Notes:
This is the major grain Amaranth species originating in South America.
A voucher of a naturalized population in Puerto Rico is apparently needed.