Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Amaranthus palmeri
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus palmeri
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-004:
Amaranthus palmeri
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
COMMON NAME:
Careless-weed, Palmer's Amaranth
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ampa_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Amaranthus palmeri
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus palmeri
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-004:
Amaranthus palmeri
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
3498
Forb
Annual
Dioecious
Native south and west of the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Arroyos, riverbanks, and disturbed areas; eastwards adventive in fields and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems not armed
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
5 sepals
Petals absent
FRUIT:
Utricle
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