The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Amaranthaceae
Genus:
Amaranthus L. L.
Genus Common Name:
Pigweed; Amaranth
Species:
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer
Synonym(s):

Acnida altissima (Riddell) Moq.

Species Common Name:
Water hemp
Habitat:
Wet ground; margins of marshes & sandbars
Abundance and Distribution:
Frequent to common southeast; infrequent north central and northeast; rare south central
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e956