NameThatPlant.net: Amaranthus hybridus ssp. hybridus

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amaranthus hybridus ssp. hybridus FAMILY Amaranthaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Smooth Pigweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus hybridus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-002:

Amaranthus hybridus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

COMMON NAME:
Smooth Pigweed, Smooth Amaranth, Green Amaranth, Slim Amaranth

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amaranthus hybridus ssp. hybridus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus hybridus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-002:
Amaranthus hybridus FAMILY Amaranthaceae

Forb
Annual
Monoecious

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native distribution uncertain, but apparently native to eastern US

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems not armed

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petioles from 1/2 to equal length of blade
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish (rarely purplish)
1-5 sepals (or sepals absent) subtended by 3 bracts
Petals absent
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle

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