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Argentina amaranth

California amaranth

Amaranthus deflexus

Amaranthus californicus

Flowering time July-September July-October
Habitat Open, disturbed areas. Moist, often alkaline flats, lakeshores, and vernal pools.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washingotn, where known only from Whitman County; Washington to California; also in eastern North America.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; eastern Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
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Origin Introduced from South America Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
A. albus, A. blitoides, A. blitum, A. californicus, A. caudatus, A. cruentus, A. hybridus, A. hypochondriacus, A. powellii, A. retroflexus, A. tuberculatus
A. albus, A. blitoides, A. blitum, A. caudatus, A. cruentus, A. deflexus, A. hybridus, A. hypochondriacus, A. powellii, A. retroflexus, A. tuberculatus
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