Common Name: prostrate pigweed
Scientific Name: Amaranthus blitoides
Family Name: Amaranthaceae - Amaranth Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - annual, reproducing from seed

stems - smooth, prostrate, ascending tips

leaves - alternate, widest near leaf tip, notched

flowers - green, small, petals absent; axillary clusters, spiny

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