Amaranthus spinosus L.

Locations ofAmaranthus spinosus L. in Virginia

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Family
Amaranthaceae
Botanical Name
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Common Name
Spiny Amaranth
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Comments
Habitat
Fields, roadsides, pastures, gardens, and other open, weedy, disturbed habitats; also on flood-scoured or seasonally exposed rocky, gravelly, and sandy bars and river shores. Frequent in the Piedmont; infrequent in the Coastal Plain and mountains.
Native Status
Introduced

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