Biology:Amaranthus californicus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Amaranthus californicus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species:
A. californicus
Binomial name
Amaranthus californicus
(Moq.) S.Wats.

Amaranthus californicus is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known as California amaranth.[1] It is a glabrous monoecious annual that is native to most of the western United States and Canada . The plant grows from 10 to 50 cm (3.9 to 19.7 in) in length.[2] It is found in moist flats or near bodies of water, and it blooms from summer to fall.[2]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4740158 entry