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Amaranthus tricolor

Chinese amaranth

Category
plantae
Primary role
crop
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Amaranthus

Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Caryophyllales | Amaranthaceae | Amaranthus

External: GBIF #5384397

1 AI-consensus-verified claim across 1 interaction category.

Related entities

Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Amaranthus tricolor.

pathogen pressure 1 claim
  • This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Choanephora cucurbitarum · effect: harmful
    “A. tricolor and A. dubius are much less susceptible”
    pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496272

Genus-level evidence

8 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Amaranthus sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Amaranthus tricolor.

  • herbivory · Spodoptera litura → Amaranthus spp. · effect: harmful
    “Damage caused by caterpillars (Spodoptera litura, Heliothis armigera, Hymenia recurvalis)”
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496276
  • herbivory · Helicoverpa armigera → Amaranthus spp. · effect: harmful
    “caterpillars (Spodoptera litura, Heliothis armigera, Hymenia recurvalis)”
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496277
  • herbivory · Spoladea recurvalis → Amaranthus spp. · effect: harmful
    “caterpillars (Spodoptera litura, Heliothis armigera, Hymenia recurvalis)”
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496278
  • herbivory · Lixus truncatulus → Amaranthus spp. · effect: harmful
    “stem weevil (Lixus truncatulus), and grasshoppers can be quite severe”
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496279
  • herbivory · Aphidoidea (superfamily) → Amaranthus spp. · effect: harmful
    “Other insect pests of amaranth are aphids, leaf miners”
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496280
  • pathogen pressure · Pythium aphanidermatum → Amaranthus spp. · effect: harmful
    “Damping-off caused by Phytium aphanidermatum and Rhizoctonia”
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496270
  • pathogen pressure · Rhizoctonia sp. → Amaranthus spp. · effect: harmful
    “Damping-off caused by Phytium aphanidermatum and Rhizoctonia”
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496271
  • pathogen pressure · Colletotrichum erumpens → Amaranthus spp. · effect: harmful
    “amaranth anthracnose (Colletotrichum erumpens Sacc.var.amaranthi Teng.)”
    Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t. (2011) · Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.) · p. 5 #6496274

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