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| Weedy plants with clusters or spikes of tiny flowers subtended by greenish bracts or bractlets that may cover the flowers. Stems often reddish at base. | |
| Flora of North America: Discussion, key to genera (opens new window) | |
| Flower Formula: Sepals 4-5; Petals 0 | Glossary |
| Genus (Click for Taxon List) |
WI Taxa (map link) |
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| Amaranthus
amaranth, pigweed |
18 |  |
Flowers usually green to brown with a few red. Leaves alternate. Single seed. |
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| Celosia
silver cock's-comb |
1 |  |
Flower head bright red. Leaves alternate. 2 or more seeds. |
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| Froelichia
cotton-weed, snake-cotton |
2 |  |
Flowers in white clusters, seeds fuzzy. Leaves opposite. |
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