What is Amaranthaceae?
{{taxobox |name = Amaranthaceae |image = A_splendens.jpg |image_width = 250px |image_caption = ''Achyranthes splendens'' var. ''rotundata'' |regnum = [[Plant]]ae |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Core eudicots]] |ordo = [[Caryophyllales]] |familia = '''Amaranthaceae''' |type_genus = ''[[Amaranth|Amaranthus]]'' |type_genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] |subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies |subdivision = * [[Amaranthoideae]] * [[Chenopodioideae]] * [[Gomphrenoideae]] * [[Salicornioideae]] * [[Salsoloideae]] * etc. }} '''Amaranthaceae''' is a family of [[flowering plant]]s are the [[Amaranth]] family, contains about 160 genera and 2,400 species. Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. This is a widespread and cosmopolitan family found mostly in subtropical and tropical regions, although many species belong in cool temperate regions. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Amaranthaceae]]