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Amaranthus brownii
(Amaranthaceae)

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Amaranthus brownii, a member of the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), is an annual herb with leafy upright or ascending stems, one to three ft (30 to 90 cm) long.  Amaranthus brownii is native to Hawaii; in fact, it is endemic to (i.e., found only on) the island of Nihoa. 

Species description or overview

Amaranthus brownii fact sheet View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Amaranthus brownii fact sheet from "Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (effective October 1, 2005)."

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Amaranthus brownii
Nomenclatural information about Amaranthus brownii is provided by ITIS.

Federal endangered/threatened status

Amaranthus brownii species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Amaranthus brownii is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Images

Amaranthus brownii information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Amaranthus brownii in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution

Amaranthus brownii information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Amaranthus brownii in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

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