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Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus

not marked as a favorite taxon Amaranthus albus Linnaeus. Common name: Tumbleweed Amaranth. Phenology: Jul-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas, agricultural fields. Distribution: Central North America, the native distribution difficult to determine.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA4, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo2, NcTx, NE, NY, Ok, Pa, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Bayón (2015), Costea & Tardif (2003b); > Amaranthus albus L. — Tx; > Amaranthus albus L. var. albus — F; > Amaranthus albus L. var. pubescens (Uline & Bray) Fernald — F; > Amaranthus graecizans L. — F, RAB, misapplied; > Amaranthus pubescens (Uline & Bray) Rydb. — Tx; Amaranthus albus L. Basionym: Amaranthus albus L. 1824

Links to other floras: = Amaranthus albus - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect or ascending, bushy annual of disturbed areas and agricultural fields.

Stems: Stems branching, whitish-green, smooth.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, oval to spoon-shaped, 1-3 in. long, with prominent veins and bumpy surface.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers inconspicuous in sessile clusters tucked into leaf axils, greenish, lacking petals, consisting of 3 sepals and surrounded by 3 lance-shaped bracts about 1/8" long, each with a stiff, elongated tip; flowers are male (3 stamens) or female (ovary with 3 styles).

Fruits: Fruit a black seed surrounded by a wrinkled membrane.

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Height: 1-3 ft.

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description: Erect or ascending, bushy annual of disturbed areas and agricultural fields.

stems: Stems branching, whitish-green, smooth.

leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, oval to spoon-shaped, 1-3 in. long, with prominent veins and bumpy surface.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers inconspicuous in sessile clusters tucked into leaf axils, greenish, lacking petals, consisting of 3 sepals and surrounded by 3 lance-shaped bracts about 1/8" long, each with a stiff, elongated tip; flowers are male (3 stamens) or female (ovary with 3 styles).

fruits: Fruit a black seed surrounded by a wrinkled membrane.

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