prostrate pigweed

plant
Also known as: Amaranthus graecizans, mat amaranth

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pigweed

  • lamb's quarters; pigweed
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    Prostrate pigweed, or mat amaranth (A. graecizans), grows along the ground surface with stems rising at the tips; spiny pigweed, or spiny amaranth (A. spinosus), has spines at the base of the leafstalks; and rough pigweed, or redroot (A. retroflexus), is a stout plant up…

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