Sonoran Desert Naturalist >>> Field Guide >>> Sonoran Desert Flora >>> Amaranthaceae
Annuals, robust perennials or subshrubs. Flowers mostly without a showy perianth.
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Palmer's Amaranth |
Amaranthus palmeri |
Woolly Tidestromia |
Tidestromia lanuginosa |
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Robust summer annual growing often as a weed in agricultural or urban settings. Small green flowers in crowded spikes. Abundant in irrigated habitats of the Sonoran Desert. Detailed Description |
This image is hosted at Wikipedia. Low growing annual with silvery leaves and reddish stems appears after good summer rains. Common to abundant in the Sonoran Desert. Detailed Description |
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Prostrate Pigweed |
Amaranthus albus |
Fringed Amaranth |
Amaranthus fimbriatus |
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Weed of summer and fall usually growing prostrate on ground and usually in disturbed places. Flowers green in small cluster in leaf axils. May form into a tumbleweed. Common in Sonoran Desert especially near agriculture and on vacant lots in city. Detailed Description |
Warm season annual growing after summer rains or late spring rains. Wash banks and canyons often in partial shade. Common in Sonoran Desert. Detailed Description |
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