Amaranthus retroflexus

Amaranthus retroflexus


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2n =

Origin : area of origin

wild or cultivated

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Amaranthus retroflexus Linn. GREEN AMARANTH. PIGWEED. North America. This weed occurs around dwellings in manured soil in the United States whence it was introduced from tropical America. ^[1] It is an interesting fact that it is cultivated by the Arizona Indians for its seeds. ^[2]

↑ Gray, A. Man. Bot. 412. 1868.
↑ Brewer and Watson Bot. Cal. 2:41. 1880.

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.

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[1] Gray, A. Man. Bot. 412. 1868.

[2] Brewer and Watson Bot. Cal. 2:41. 1880.

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