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Scientific Name | Amaranthus thunbergii Moq. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
Common Names | Cape Pigweed (e), Hanekam (a), Hondebosch (a), Imbuyo (sw), Imbuyu (z), Kalkoenslurp (a), Kraanvoelbossie (a), Kraanvoëlbossie (a), Misbredie (a), Pigweed (e), Poor Man's Spinach (e), Red Devil (e), Red Pigweed (e), Rooiduiwel (a), Rooimisbredie (a), Small Pigweed (e), Sprinkaanbossie (a), Theepe (ns), Uqupose (x) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amaranthus thunbergii Moq. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2006. Amaranthus thunbergii Moq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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