✿Amaranthaceae · Amaranthus
Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Amaranthus hybridus
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- East and West Asia and Africa. Cultivated in tropics
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Smooth Pigweed itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Smooth Pigweed itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Smooth Pigweed
Smooth Pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus) is a herb in the Amaranthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Botanical family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Smooth Pigweed belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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