Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Southern Water-hemp at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Amaranthus australis
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus australis
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Acnida alabamensis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Acnida cuspidata
COMMON NAME:
Southern Water-hemp, Southern Amaranth, Careless
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Keith Bradley kab_a_australis_08304
April Monroe County FL
Everglades National Park
This annual is alleged to reach a size of 9m tall & 30cm diameter at the base, per Weakley's Flora.