Taxon: Tidestromia lanuginosa (Nutt.) Standl.

Summary

Genus:

Tidestromia

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

316924

Place of publication:

J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6:70. 1916

Verified:

04/27/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Achyranthes lanuginosa Nutt.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	woolly tidestromia			1	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
Spanish	espanta vaqueros			2	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	Jackson Co.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas	n.	Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	s.w.	Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	s.e.	Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Missouri (Jackson Co.), Oklahoma]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Louisiana (s.w.)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah (s.e.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas (n.)]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Dominican Republic

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Sánchez-del Pino, I. & T. J. Motley. 2010. Evolution of Tidestromia (Amaranthaceae) in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Taxon 59:38-48. Note: elevate subsp. eliassoniana Sánch. Pino & Flores Olv. to species rank

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316924. Accessed 18 October 2026.