Amaranthus albus L.
prostrate pigweed
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Common Names: |
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tumble pigweed |
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tumbleweed |
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JPEG file.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Amaranthus albus L.
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Synonyms:
Amaranthus albus L.
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AMALP3 |
Amaranthus albus L. var. pubescens (Uline & Bray) Fernald |
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AMGR |
Amaranthus graecizans auct. non L. p.p. |
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AMGRP |
Amaranthus graecizans L. var. pubescens Uline & Bray |
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AMPU |
Amaranthus pubescens (Uline & Bray) Rydb. |
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Distribution:
Amaranthus albus L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Amaranthus albus L.
View
23 genera in Amaranthaceae,
45 species in Amaranthus
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Classification:
Amaranthus albus L.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Amaranthus albus L.
tumble pigweed
tumbleweed
white pigweed
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
N'EAST |
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Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast.
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
397pp.
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NE&GP |
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Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
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SWSS |
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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WSWS |
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Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.
1996.
Weeds of the West.
Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming.
Laramie, Wyoming.
630pp.
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Introduced Information:
Amaranthus albus L.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Amaranthus albus L.
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Amaranthus albus L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20719.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Amaranthus albus L.
Arizona: abstract & image of tumble pigweed (Amaranthus albus)
NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)
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