Native plant · AMARANTHACEAE
Amaranthus australis
SOUTHERN AMARANTH
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Amaranthus australis. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Amaranthus australis
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Order
- CARYOPHYLLALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL); T (WAP); OBL (DEP)
- Florida range
- North Florida · South Florida · Central Florida · Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Alachua; Lee; Collier; Palm Beach; Hillsborough; Lake; Flagler; Volusia; Brevard; Miami-Dade; Franklin; Citrus; Pasco; Charlotte; Hernando; Sumter; Sarasota; DeSoto; Hendry; Manatee; Levy
Where documented in Florida
Alachua; Lee; Collier; Palm Beach; Hillsborough; Lake; Flagler; Volusia; Brevard; Miami-Dade; Franklin; Citrus; Pasco; Charlotte; Hernando; Sumter; Sarasota; DeSoto; Hendry; Manatee; Levy
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Amaranthus
- Amaranthus cannabinus — TIDALMARSH AMARANTH
- Amaranthus floridanus — FLORIDA AMARANTH
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.