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

California amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus

Amaranthus californicus

Flowering time July-October July-October
Habitat Fields, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed areas. Moist, often alkaline flats, lakeshores, and vernal pools.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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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 eastern North 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. deflexus, 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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