Overview
Seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) is an annual plant that grows on sandy beaches along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The species historically occurred in nine States from Rhode Island to South Carolina. By the late 1980s, habitat loss and other factors had reduced the range of this species to North and South Carolina. In 1993, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed seabeach amaranth under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. Since 1990, seabeach amaranth has reappeared in several States that had lost their populations in earlier decades, and some States have seen dramatic increases in numbers of plants. However, threats like habitat loss have not diminished, and populations are declining in other States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with State, local, and non-government partners for the recovery of this species across its natural range.
Fact Sheets
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Species Profile
Center
for Plant Conservation
New Jersey Office of Lands Management
[PDF, 86 KB]
Delaware
Wildflowers [close-up photos of seabeach amaranth flowers]
U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, North Carolina Field Office
Cape Lookout National
Seashore
North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program [PDF, 1.7 MB]
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Last updated June 5, 2003