Weed details for redroot pigweed
Full name
redroot pigweed
(Amaranthus retroflexus)
Characteristics
| Flowers: | Green with 5 petals |
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| Leaves: | Ovate leaves with serrated or smooth edges; some hair |
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| Habitat: | Found in gardens |
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| Life cycle: | Annual |
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| Other common names: | redroot amaranth; red-root amaranth; careless weed; rough pigweed; Pigweed |
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© USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
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Taxonomic data retrieved May 21, 2008, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.