Amaranthus palmeri

Classification	Dicots
Family	Amaranthaceae
Family (Traditional)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Amaranthus
Species:	Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson
Common Name	Carelessweed; Careless Weed
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Utricle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: panicle/thyrse; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Inflorescence Types: spike; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 0; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: dioecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 0; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 5
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Alternanthera palmeri	Alternanthera palmeri (S. Watson)

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Caldwell (KY), Campbell (KY), Madison (KY), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Dyer (TN), Giles (TN), Knox (TN), Macon (TN), Madison (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1975 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100193554	Shelby	Tennessee	02 Aug 1978	James Files 78H0201	EKY Amaranthus palmeri
31234100193521	Caldwell	Kentucky	20 Sep 1984	Patricia A. Dalton 908	EKY Amaranthus palmeri
31973000004936	Campbell	Kentucky	27 Sep 1981	Buddell, George 431	KNK Amaranthus palmeri
31973000004935	Campbell	Kentucky	27 Sep 1981	Buddell, George 430	KNK Amaranthus palmeri
31973000004937	Campbell	Kentucky	27 Sep 1981	Buddell, George 485	KNK Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090486	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090489	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090487	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
UCHT011026	Cheatham	Tennessee			UCHT Amaranthus palmeri
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	12 Aug 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amaranthus palmeri
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	12 Aug 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090491	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090501	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090493	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0030590	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0030589	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
MEM012191	Shelby	Tennessee	09 Aug 1978	James Files 78H0904	MEM Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090494	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090500	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
BRIT68469	Wilson	Tennessee	18 Aug 1975	R. Kral 56473	VDB Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090492	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
UCHT011027	Cheatham	Tennessee			UCHT Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0052413	Dyer	Tennessee			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0072580	Campbell	Kentucky			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090498	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090496	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0030592	Montgomery	Tennessee	23 Sep 1998	Edward Chester	APSC Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0072365	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
BRIT68450	Cheatham	Tennessee	20 Aug 1986	R. Kral 73581	VDB Amaranthus palmeri
BRIT68449	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 Oct 1987	R. Kral 74560	VDB Amaranthus palmeri
ETSU027315	Unicoi	Tennessee	28 Sep 2018	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker 18407	ETSU Amaranthus palmeri
ETSU027316	Unicoi	Tennessee	28 Sep 2018	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker 18408	ETSU Amaranthus palmeri
31234100193547	Madison	Kentucky	07 Jul 1979	Brian Boom 421	EKY Amaranthus palmeri
BEREA001417	Campbell	Kentucky			BEREA Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090495	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
BRIT68448	Wilson	Tennessee	18 Aug 1975	R. Kral 56474	VDB Amaranthus palmeri
BRIT68468	Wilson	Tennessee	18 Aug 1975	R. Kral 56474	VDB Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090490	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090488	Macon	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090499	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0087461	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0072363	Campbell	Kentucky			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0056078	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0072364	Campbell	Kentucky			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090497	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
TENN-V-0090485	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0030591	Montgomery	Tennessee	23 Sep 1998	Edward Chester	APSC Amaranthus palmeri
APSC0048823	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Amaranthus palmeri
BRIT68467	Wilson	Tennessee	18 Aug 1975	R. Kral 56476	VDB Amaranthus palmeri

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Amaranthus palmeri

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