Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- September-January
How to identify Smooth Pigweed
Identify Smooth Pigweed by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/lance-shaped.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Smooth Pigweed.
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.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Smooth Pigweed belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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