Family Name: Amaranthaceae   =   Amaranth or Pigweed  Family
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Genera:  
              Alternanthera  =  Joseph's Coat, Copperleaf      (Unit 060)
           *  Amaranthus  =  Amaranth      (Unit 060)
           *  Celosia  =  Woolflower      (Unit 060)
           *  Gomphrena  =  Globe Amaranth      (Unit 060)
              Iresine  =  Bloodleaf, Beefstesk Plant      (Unit 060)
              Ptilotus  =  Ptilotus      (Unit 060)

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Division:     6. Magnoliophyta

     Class:           Magnoliopsida

          Subclass:      Caryophyllidae

                 Order:         Caryophyllales

Distribution:   About 65 genera and 900 spp.; widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, with relatively few species in cooler countries.

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