General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: Prostrate, spreading habit.
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Small round to obovate, single-seeded.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • California Amaranth
  • California Pigweed

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Date: 7-2010
Author--Matt Lavin

Date: 7-2010
Author--Matt Lavin

Date: 7-2010
author--Matt Lavin

Date: 7-2010
author--Matt Lavin

Date: 7-2010
author--Matt Lavin
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