Amaranthus albus
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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.[2][3][4]
Common names include common tumbleweed,[5] tumble pigweed,[5] tumbleweed,[5] prostrate pigweed,[6] pigweed amaranth, white amaranth,[5] and white pigweed.[5]
Amaranthus albus is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, forming many branches. Larger specimens turn into tumbleweeds when they die and dry out. The plant creates small, greenish flowers in clumps in the axils of the leaves. Male and female flowers are mixed together in the same clump.[2][7]
References
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ a b Flora of China, 白苋 bai xian Amaranthus albus Linnaeus
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Amaranto bianco, weißer Fuchsschwanz, carurú-branco, Amaranthus albus L. includes photos and European distribution map
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia
- ^ a b c d e "USDA GRIN Taxonomy". Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ NRCS. "Amaranthus albus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Flora of North America, Tumbleweed amaranth, tumble pigweed, white amaranthAmaranthus albus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 1268. 1759.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Amaranthus albus in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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