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Green Amaranth

(Amaranthus retroflexus)

Color Photograph: NRCS Plants Database, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Amaranthus hybridus

The flower stalks of Prince's Feather are longer and lack the bristly appearance of Green Amaranth. Green Amaranth is a smaller plant than Prince's Feather.

Green Amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus)

Identification: Flowers green, mixed with elongate, bristlelike bracts. Flowers arranged in a number of short, stubby spikes with a spiny appearance. Foliage and stems downy and gray-green in coloration. Leaves ovate. Plant 0.5 to 2 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout North America.

Habitat: Green Amaranth is found in disturbed habitats including empty lots, roadsides, and lake shores.

Flowering period: August to October.

Green Amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus)

Similar Species:

Prince's Feather (Amaranthus hybridus)

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