Green amaranth

Family: Amaranthaceae
Scientific name: Amaranthus viridis
Description: Plant Form: Spreading upright herb. Size: Up to 1 m tall. Stem: Green, smooth, hairless or slightly hairy. Leaves: Hairless, egg-shaped to almost triangular. With smooth edges and pointed tips. Flowers: Tiny 3-petaled greenish, pinkish or brownish. Densely clustered on top of stems and also in joints. Fruit and Seeds: Tiny with wrinkled surface. Containing a single warty blackish seed. Habitat: Old gardens, riparian areas, urban areas, pastures, parkland. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Agricultural Lifeform: Herbaceous

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