Amaranthus cruentus L.
purple amaranth
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
purple amaranth
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Introduction
Casual weed, usually with beet-red colouring, occurs in soil dumps, roadsides, waste places. Probably originating as an impurity in bird seed or of garden origin. (Lomer 4544 @ UBC). Occasional.
Note Author: Frank Lomer, Honourary Research Associate, University of British Columbia Herbarium |