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rough-fruit amaranth

Amaranthus tuberculatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 25, February 25, March 40, April 78, May 150, June 71, July 53, August 48, September 50, October 41, November 26, December 23.
United States2,934
Canada660
Ontario631
Wisconsin386
Missouri382
Michigan333
Kansas300
Minnesota237
Illinois206
Iowa171

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
FamilyAmaranth family · Amaranthaceae
Genusamaranths · Amaranthus

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