About Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus, commonly called green amaranth, slim amaranth, smooth amaranth, smooth pigweed, or red amaranth, is a species of annual flowering plant. It is a weedy species found now over much of North America and introduced into Europe and Eurasia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Amaranthus hybridus
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- East and West Asia and Africa. Cultivated in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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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