pigweed, smooth
COMMON NAME: | Pigweed, smooth | |
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Amaranthus hybridus | |
FAMILY: | Amaranthaceae | |
LIFECYCLE: | Annual | |
FEATURES: | Multibranching upright annual dicot weed. Flowers terminal along stems, densely clustered. Stem ribbed, green to purple depending on environmental conditions. Leaves simple, long petiole, oblanceolate. |
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DESCRIPTION: | Common weed of production agriculture throughout the southeast. Easily mistaken for redroot morningglory. |