AMARANTHACEAE
(goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)

AMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Amaranthus
amaranths, pigweeds
Genus 10 subtaxa 6 trophisms 14 references
Atriplex
oraches
Genus 16 subtaxa 41 trophisms 18 references
Beta
beets
Genus 5 subtaxa 85 trophisms
Celosia
a genus of flowering plants
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Chenopodium
goosefoots
Genus 6 subtaxa 32 trophisms 2 references
Oxybasis
a genus of flowering plants
Genus 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Salicornia
glassworts
Genus 5 subtaxa 21 trophisms 5 references
Salsola
a genus of flowering plants
Genus 1 subtaxa 6 trophisms 1 references
Sarcocornia perennis
Perennial Glasswort
Species 6 trophisms 1 references
Spinacia oleracea
Spinach
Species 15 trophisms
Suaeda
a genus of flowering plants
Genus 2 subtaxa 29 trophisms 1 references
[’Chenopodiaceae’]
the old Chenopodiaceae
Informal 41 subtaxa 246 trophisms 28 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for AMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Rand, M. 2010 A guide to pigweeds, goosefoots, oraches and their relatives in Hampshire: the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae). http://hantsplants.org.uk/articles.php

AMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to AMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 559 images of AMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
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