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Amaranthus retroflexus

Plant photographs and field observations.

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Species notes

About Amaranthus retroflexus

Amaranthus retroflexus (also recorded as American pigweed) is an accepted species in the family Amaranthaceae, within the order Caryophyllales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, and Argentina Northeast. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.

Common name
American pigweed
Family
Amaranthaceae
Order
Caryophyllales
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy