Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus albus (Tumble pigweed)

Identification tips Tip #1: the name of the amaranth genus comes from the Greek amaranths, "unbeatable", referring to the long-lasting flowers; albus means white. Just remember who this species is "sister", of the Amaranthus palmeri so just remember the Chuck Norris (unbeatable), because these days the A.

Amaranthus blitoides (Prosted pigweed)

Identification tips Tip #1: the name of the amaranth genus comes from the Greek amaranths, "unbeatable", referring to the long-lasting flowers. Just remember who this species is "sister", the Amaranthus paleri, so just remember the Chuck Norris (unbeatable), because these days the A.

Amaranthus palmeri (Palmer amaranth)

Identification tips Tip #1: the name of the genus amaranthus comes from the Greek "unbeatable", referring to the long-lasting flowers. Palmeri is already named after Edward Palmer, to decorate I like to think that Edward Palmer was a friend of Chuck Norris, and the palmer amaranth today is the Norris of the weeds, the tuff guy of the weeds.

Amaranthus powellii (Powell amaranth)

Identification tips Tip #1: the name of the amaranth genus comes from the Greek amaranths, "unbeatable", referring to the long-lasting flowers. Just remember who this species is "sister", from Amaranthus palmeri so just remember the Chuck Norris (unbeatable), because these days the A.

Amaranthus retroflexus (Redroot pigweed)

Identification tips Tip #1: the name of the amaranth genus comes from the Greek amaranths, "unbeatable", referring to the long-lasting flowers. Just remember who this species is "sister", the Amaranthus palmeri so just remember the Chuck Norris (unbeatable), because of these days the A.

Amaranthus tuberculatus (Waterhemp)

Identification tips Tip #1: the name of the amaranth genus comes from the Greek amaranths, "unbeatable", referring to the long-lasting flowers. Just remember who this species is "sister", from Amaranthus palmeri so just remember Chuck Norris (unbeatable), because these days the A.