Amaranthus deflexus L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Amaranthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Monoecious; prostrate or ascending, 2–5 dm; lvs lanceolate to broadly ovate, 1–3 cm; petiole about equaling the blade; terminal panicle dense, narrowly ovoid, 2–5 cm; smaller clusters also present in the upper axils; bracts shorter than the fr; sep of the pistillate fls 2, oblanceolate, two-thirds as long as the fr, acute; fr smooth, flat-ellipsoid, 2.5 mm, half as wide, indehiscent; seed obovate, shining, 1.2 mm; 2n=34. Probably native to tropical Amer., occasionally found in waste places in our range, especially along the coast.