Amaranthus albus
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| Amaranthus albus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amaranthus |
| Species: | A. albus |
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| Amaranthus albus L. |
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Amaranthus albus is an annual species of flowering plant. It is native to the tropical Americas but a widespread introduced species in other places, including Europe, Africa, and Australia. When it dries it forms tumbleweeds.
Common names include (United States) tumble pigweed, tumbleweed; (Great Britain) pigweed amaranth, prostrate pigweed, white amaranth, and white pigweed.
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