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Prostrate Pigweed
Amaranthus blitoides

Family: Amaranthaceae (AMARANTH).
Other common names: mat amaranth, prostrate amaranth.
Generic common name: AMARANTH, PIGWEED.

Thousand Oaks cultivated area, disturbed areas throughout, June 2008.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Summer. 		Thumbnail Picture of Amaranthus blitoides




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A. blitoides in forground, A. albus in background.





Detailed description from UCLA website (in PDF format)




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