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Prostrate Pigweed (Amaranthus albus)

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  • Prostrate Pigweed (Amaranthus Albus) https://www.sagebud.com/prostrate-pigweed-amaranthus-albus/
    Credit: Hippolye Coste (1858-1924) | Scanned from the aforementioned book | License: PD Old PD-Art (PD-old)
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Amaranthus Albus, or more commonly know as Prostrate Pigweed, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Amaranthus. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Amaranthus Albus or Prostrate Pigweed's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Amaranthus
  • Family: Amaranthaceae
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) AK (I) CAN (W) SPM (W)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: N'EAST NE&GP SWSS WSWS
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU- FACU
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FACU) 3(FACU) 4(FACU) 5(FACU) 6(FACU-) 7(FACU) 8(FACU) 9(FACU) 0(FACU)





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