Called “pigweed family” in GBIF
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it the most species-rich lineage within its parent order, Caryophyllales.
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Spinacia oleracea
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Amaranthus
8 articles
Chenopodium quinoa
8 articles
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
5 articles
Beta vulgaris cicla
2 articles
Amaranthus retroflexus
2 articles
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Conditiva Group
1 article
Alternanthera ficoidea
1 article
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Chenopodium berlandieri
1 article
Also here, with one plant each: Achyranthes (Achyranthes aspera), Alternanthera (Joseph's coat (Alternanthera ficoidea)), Chenopodiastrum (Chenopodiastrum hybridum), Krascheninnikovia (Krascheninnikovia arborescens), Patellifolia (Patellifolia procumbens), Spinacia (Spinach), Salsola (Salsola).
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