Amaranthaceae

E55751

Amaranthaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes amaranths, beets, spinach, and many halophytic and weedy species found worldwide.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
characteristic many species are halophytes
many species are ruderal weeds
class Magnoliopsida
contains amaranths
beets
halophytic species
spinach
weedy species
distribution cosmopolitan
division Tracheophyta
economicImportance food crops
forage crops
ornamental plants
weeds
foundIn worldwide
habitat arid regions
disturbed sites
saline soils
includes Amaranthaceae
surface form: "Amaranthoideae"

Betoideae
Amaranthaceae
surface form: "Chenopodioideae"

Gomphrenoideae
Salicornioideae
Salsoloideae
includesCrop Swiss chard
grain amaranth
spinach
sugar beet
table beet
isA flowering plant family
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate
opposite
leafMargin entire or toothed
leafType simple leaves
notableGenus Amaranthus
Atriplex
Beta
Chenopodium
Salicornia
Salsola
Spinacia
order Caryophyllales
perianth usually inconspicuous
photosyntheticPathway C3
C4
phylum Magnoliophyta
taxonRank family
typicalFlowerSex bisexual or unisexual
typicalFlowerType small flowers

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caryophyllales containsTaxon Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales containsTaxon Amaranthaceae
this entity surface form: "Chenopodiaceae"
Beta vulgaris family Amaranthaceae
Spinacia oleracea family Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae includes Amaranthaceae
this entity surface form: "Chenopodioideae"
Amaranthaceae includes Amaranthaceae
this entity surface form: "Amaranthoideae"

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