Axyris amaranthoides L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Axyris amaranthoides L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Erect, 2–8 dm, with numerous short, ascending branches; lvs short- petioled, lanceolate, stellate-hairy beneath, to 8 cm, progressively reduced above; pistillate panicles commonly on long, naked peduncles; bracts of the pistillate fls in 3’s, the middle one the largest; pistillate cal 2 mm, stellate-hairy; staminate spikes 2–10 mm, the fls minute; fr brown, 2–3 mm; 2n=18. Native of Siberia, becoming a weed in our range, especially northward.