General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 18 to 24inches
Fruit: Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Prostrate Pigweed
  • Tumble Pigweed
  • Tumbleweed Amaranth
  • White Pigweed
  • Prostate Pigweed
  • White Amaranth

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Location: southern Nevada
photo by Stan Shebs

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