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Spiny amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
About
Amaranthus spinosus, commonly known as the spiny amaranth, spiny pigweed, prickly amaranth or thorny amaranth, is a plant that is native to the tropical Americas, but is present on most continents as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It can be a serious weed of rice cultivation in Asia.
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Amaranthus spinosus
- Slug
- amaranthus-spinosus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Species
- spinosus
- Wikidata QID
- Q2881023
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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