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Amaranthus scleropoides
Amaranthus scleropoides Uline & Bray
Bonebract Amaranth
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: AMSC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
The Amaranthaceae are a family of annual or perennial herbs with small, crowded flowers. There are usually 5 sepals and no petals. Filaments of the stamens are often united into a short tube.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Lanceolate , Oblanceolate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Apex: Emarginate
Inflorescence: Axillary
Size Notes: Stems ascending to prostrate, up to about 2 feet long.
Fruit: Utricle.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: OK , TXGrowing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Moisture: Moist
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Amaranthus scleropoides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Amaranthus scleropoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Amaranthus scleropoides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-11-11Research By: TWC Staff