A Digital Flora
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vascular Plants



Amaranthaceae: Amaranth Family
[now includes "Chenopodiaceae"]




Amaranthus retroflexus






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Page created August 12, 2009
Page last updated March 27, 2022




Navigate this Page - "Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus Family" [now includes "Chenopodiaceae"]:
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex spp. Oraches [OPENS NEW WINDOW]
Chenopodium album var. album
Chenopodium album var. lanceolatum
Oxybasis glauca subsp. glauca [= Chenopodium glaucum]
Kali tragus ?
Kali turgidum [= Salsola kali subsp. kali]
Salicornia depressa
Salicornia maritima [= S. europaea]
Suaeda calceoliformis
Suaeda maritima




Amaranthus retroflexus Linnaeus  -  Green Amaranth - [NF] [i]
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Waterfront. Weed in flower planter. September 10, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence, Closeup
Inflorescence, Closeup
Inflorescence, Closeup
Inflorescence, Closeup
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Whole Plant

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Atriplex spp. - Oraches
The genus Atriplex has its own, SEPARATE WEB PAGE. Go there!

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Chenopodium album Linnaeus var. album  -  Lambs-quarters, Pigweed - [NF, LAB] [i]
Burgeo, Newfoundland. Sandbanks Provincial Park. Sandy area near shore. July 15, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
New Leaves
Young Plant
Wild Cove, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland. Upper beach. July 21, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence and Leaves
Leaf
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland. Levi's Landing. Beach, within upper tidal zone. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Leaves
Cartwright, Labrador. Upper beach near town. August 2, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Haricot, Newfoundland. Shore of barachois lagoon. August 4, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowering Branch
Whole Plant
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Upper beach. August 21, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence and Leaves
Torbay, Newfoundland. Motion Head. Gravelly niches in bedrock near shore. August 21, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescence
Leaf Base and Stem
Whole Plant
St. John's, Newfoundland. Water Street, east end. Sidewalk plants. September 1, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers and Leaves
Leaf
Whole Plants in Habitat
South River/Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Near rivermouth. Gravelly. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers and Fruit
Flowers, Fruit and Leaves
Whole Plants
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Beach, north end. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers and Fruit, Closeup
Flowers and Fruit, Closeup
Flowers and Fruit
Flowers, Fruit and Leaves
Brigus, Newfoundland. Disturbed ground near sea. October 20, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers and Upper Leaves
Flowers and Leaves

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Chenopodium album Linnaeus var. lanceolatum Muhlenberg ex Willdenow  -  Pigweed - [NF] [i]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Waterford River, downstream of Long Bridge. Trail on old rail line. August 31, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fruit
Fruit
Fruit
Fruit
Fruit
Leaves in Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Whole Plants
St. John's, Newfoundland. Beck's Cove. Sidewalk plant. October 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers, Closeup
Flowers and Leaves, Closeup
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Whole Plants

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Kali turgidum (Dumort.) Gutermann [= Salsola kali Linnaeus subsp. kali]  -  Prickly Sandwort - [NF]
Point au Gaul, Newfoundland. Beach. July 22, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Leafy Shoot
Stem
Whole Plant in Habitat
Whole Plant in Habitat

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Salicornia depressa Standley  -  Virginia Glasswort - [NF]
Dildo Run Saltmarsh, just south of L. R. Curtis Causeway, Newfoundland. Opposite Cottles Island Lumber Company sawmill. Saltmarsh. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Stems
Stems
Stems
Haricot, Newfoundland. Tidal zone. Barachois shoreline. 2005. [Digital - Howard Clase]
Whole Plants mixed with Suaeda maritima
Whole Plants mixed with Suaeda maritima

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Salicornia maritima S. L. Wolff & Jefferies  -  Sea Glasswort, Jointed Glasswort, Samphire - [NF]
St. Paul's, Newfoundland. Fishing Point. Saltmarsh. July 14, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Young Stem, Closeup
Young Stem, Closeup
Young Stem, Closeup
Young Stem, Closeup
Young Stem
Young Plants
Young Plants

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Suaeda calceoliformis (Hooker) Moquin-Tandon  -  Low Seablite - [NF - RARE]
Sunday Cove Tickle, Newfoundland. W of causeway on road to Miles Cove. August 7, 2001. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Ch�kar]
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Habitat [see lower pink band]

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Suaeda maritima (Linnaeus) Dumortier  -  Maritime Seablite, Rich's Seablite - [NF - RARE]
Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland. Levi's Landing. Beach, within upper tidal zone. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowering Stem
Haricot, Newfoundland. Tidal zone. Barachois shoreline. August 13, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
South River/Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Tidal zone. Estuary shoreline. August 18, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Whole Plant
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Tidal zone. Estuary shoreline. August 18, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Suaeda (red) and Spegularia canadensis (green)
Suaeda (red) and Spegularia canadensis (green)
Suaeda (red) and Spegularia canadensis (green)
Intertidal "Suaeda zone" with "Spegularia canadensis zone" underwater
Intertidal "Suaeda zone" with "Spegularia canadensis zone" below
Intertidal "Suaeda zone" with "Spegularia canadensis zone" below
Haricot, Newfoundland. Tidal zone. Barachois shoreline. 2005. [Digital - Howard Clase]
Flowering Branch, Closeup
Whole Plants mixed with Salicornia maritima
Whole Plants
Whole Plants

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