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green amaranth, hybrid amaranth, smooth amaranth, green pigweed, smooth pigweed

Amaranthus hybridus

Flowering time July-October
Habitat Fields, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Introduced from eastern North America
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
A. albus, A. blitoides, A. blitum, A. californicus, A. caudatus, A. cruentus, A. deflexus, A. hypochondriacus, A. powellii, A. retroflexus, A. tuberculatus
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