Pigweed
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name for several weedy plants, particularly the common pigweed or lamb's-quarters of the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family), the rough pigweed, or green amaranth, ...
(pigweed family)
TOXICITY RATING: High. The plant is quite common and very toxic.
ANIMALS AFFECTED: Cattle and swine are the animals most likely to be affected; goats and sheep can also be poisoned.
Pigweed
Amaranthus retroflexus
A rough hairy stem with clusters of tiny, greenish flowers. Flowers: In terminal panicles to 2 1/2"(6.5 cm) long and in clusters in leaf axils; flowers intermingled with elongated, bristle-like bracts. Leaves: 3-6" (7.
Spiny Pigweed, Spiny Amaranth, Pigweed,Spiny
Species:
Amaranthus spinosus ...
Family: Pigweed (Amaranthaceae)
Flowering: April-October
Field Marks: This mat-forming species is distinguished by its smooth, opposite, toothless leaves and its long-stalked spikes of small white flowers.
Common name: Fat Hen, Lamb's-quarters, Pigweed, Bathua बथुआ (Hindi), Paruppukkirai (Tamil), Chandanbethu (Bengali), Vastukah (Sanskrit), Bathua (Oriya), Kaduoma (Kannada), Pappukura (Telugu), Vastuccira (Malayalam), Chakvit (Konkani) ...
Common summer annual broadleaf weeds include smooth pigweed, common lambsquarters, purslane, galinsoga, common ragweed and tall morningglory.
Red root pigweed, (Amaranth retroflexus), is a common garden weed coast to coast and North to South. Although the weediness of other amaranths is rarely that extreme, all share a propensity to what is kindly referred to as self-sowing.
Pigweed (A. hybridus and other species) is a well known weed in American gardens and lawns. Several species are grown as ornamentals for their colorful leaves and/or flowerheads.
Lamb's quarters, pigweed, many leaves from leguminous plants like peas and beans and milkweed sprouts which are sought after by asthma sufferers, as well as many others such as ferns, usually better when cooked, ...
It is actually related to the "tumbleweed", or Russian thistle and is part of the "goosefoot" or "pigweed" family. Other members of this family considered weeds include arrowweed and kochia.
Amaranthus hybridus ( Smooth Pigweed )
Amaranthus hypochondriachus ( Mercado Dreadicus Amaranth )
Amaranthus hypochondriacus ( Burgundy Amaranth ) ...
Index- plants in this Family
Chenopodiaceae / Goosefoot Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album)
Lamb's Quarters is also known as Pigweed, Goosefoot and Wild Spinach. The offical spelling of the name is lambsquarters.. ...
From the difficulty of pulling it up, it was called Armstrong, and from the fact that cattle and swine eat it readily, we find it called Cowgrass and Hogweed, Pigweed or Pigrush.
 See also: Green, Amaranth, May, Grass, Amaranthus
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