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Redroot Amaranth

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Amaranthus retroflexus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae with several common names, including red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed, red-rooted pigweed, common amaranth, pigweed amaranth, and common tumbleweed.

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Common weedy amaranth spotted thriving on a Minneapolis street

The scraggly weed pushing up through your sidewalk cracks or garden bed edges might be Redroot Am...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Amaranthus retroflexus
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Caryophyllales
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Habit: herb

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