OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amaranthus palmeri   FAMILY Amaranthaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus palmeri   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Amaranthus palmeri

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Amaranthus palmeri

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-004:

Amaranthus palmeri   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Careless-weed, Palmer's Amaranth


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image of Amaranthus palmeri, Careless-weed, Palmer's Amaranth

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_ampa_001_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amaranthus palmeri   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amaranthus palmeri   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amaranthus palmeri

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Amaranthus palmeri

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-03-004:
Amaranthus palmeri   FAMILY Amaranthaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3498

Forb
Annual
Dioecious

Habitat: Arroyos, riverbanks, and disturbed areas; eastwards adventive in fields and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native south and west of the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems not armed

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
5 sepals
Petals absent

FRUIT:
Utricle

 

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