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Tidal Marsh Amaranth in Baltimore City Co., Maryland (8/24/2017).
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Bill Harms.
Tidal Marsh Amaranth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2016).
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Tyler Bell.
Tidal Marsh Amaranth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/1/2015).
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Rick Borchelt.
Tidal Marsh Amaranth blooming in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/15/2013).
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Jim Brighton.
Tidal Marsh Amaranth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/25/2015).
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Jim Brighton.
Tidal Marsh Amaranth in Harford Co., Maryland (12/6/2015).
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Bill Hubick.
Tidal Marsh Amaranth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/2/2017).
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Bill Hubick.
Tidal Marsh Amaranth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/22/2018).
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Tidal Marsh Amaranth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
Salt-marsh water-hemp | |
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Amaranthus cannabinus[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Amaranthus |
Species: | A. cannabinus
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Binomial name | |
Amaranthus cannabinus |
Amaranthus cannabinus is a plant species also known as salt marsh water hemp or salt marsh pigweed. It is a herbaceous perennial found in most of the eastern United States. It grows from 1 to 3 m in height. It is often mistaken for Amaranthus australis.
References
[edit]- ^ Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 6.