Amaranthus tuberculatus: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page

Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.Sauer image

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Family Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.Sauer
rough-fruited amaranth, rough-fruited water-hemp, tall water-hemp
Amaranthus: from the Greek amarantos for "unfading," referring to the long-lasting flowers
tuberculatus: with tubercles, bumps

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Status:	Native
Plant:	erect or drooping, annual, up to 6' tall forb with many branches
Flower:	red to brown, tiny, 0-5-parted; inflorescence of many densely-flowered, rounded, usually separated spikes from the leaf axils and at the end of the stem
Habitat:	moist; usually ditches and shores
(Glossary)

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Synonyms

Acnida altissima Riddell ex Moq.
Acnida altissima Riddell ex Moq. var. prostrata (Uline & W.L.Bray) Fernald
Acnida altissima Riddell ex Moq. var. subnuda (S.Watson) Fernald
Acnida concatenata (Moq.) Small
Acnida subnuda (S.Watson) Standl.
Acnida tamariscina (Nutt.) A.W.Wood
Acnida tamariscina (Nutt.) A.W.Wood var. concatenata (Moq.) Uline & W.L.Bray
Acnida tamariscina (Nutt.) A.W.Wood var. prostrata Uline & W.L.Bray
Acnida tamariscina (Nutt.) A.W.Wood var. tuberculata (Moq.) Uline & W.L.Bray
Acnida tuberculata Moq.
Acnida tuberculata Moq. var. prostrata (Uline & W.L.Bray) B.L.Rob.
Acnida tuberculata Moq. var. subnuda S.Watson
Amaranthus altissimus Riddell
Amaranthus ambigens Standl.
Amaranthus cannabinus L. var. concatenata Moq.
Amaranthus rudis J.D.Sauer
Amaranthus tamariscinus Nutt.
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.Sauer var. prostratus (Uline & W.L.Bray) B.L.Rob.
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.Sauer var. subnudus S.Watson

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