California Amaranth
Amaranthus californicus L.
Amaranthaceae, the Pigweed Family
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▲▼closer view of leaves, stems, flowers
Amaranthus californicus
L.;
California Amaranth:
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Warm-season annual weed with prostrate growth habit with greenish white
to pinkish stems
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Leaves shiny, dark-green, rounded-oval, with impressed veins, smooth
margins, with pointed tips and often a spine at the tip; leaves sometimes
somewhat thickened
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Inflorescences in axils of leaves, tiny, clustered, greenish to reddish
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Found in cultivated fields, disturbed soils, often along irrigation or
drainage canals; not common in midwest
Posted 15 January 2019