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Photographer: Elizabeth Parnis
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Family Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
common amaranth, pigweed, redroot, rough amaranth, rough pigweed, wild-beet amaranth
Amaranthus: from the Greek amarantos for "unfading," referring to the long-lasting flowers
retroflexus: bent backwards
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 8"-60" tall, hairy, usually branched forb with no spines; stems green to reddish at the base; roots red |
| Flower: | green to yellow, tiny, 5-parted; inflorescence a 2"-8" dense, often-branched, spike-like, taller-than-wide cluster (panicle) at the top of the stems; blooms July-Sept. |
| Leaf: | alternate, oval with a pointed tip, stalk equal to or shorter than the blade |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
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