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procumbent pigweed
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus blitoides, commonly called mat amaranth, prostrate pigweed, procumbent pigweed, prostrate amaranth, or matweed, is a glabrous annual plants species. It usually grows up to 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in), though it may grow up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). It flowers in the summer to fall.
It is believed to have been a native of the central and possibly eastern United States, but it has naturalized in almost all of temperate North America. It has also naturalized in South America and Eurasia. Some authorities list it as an invasive species.
From the article Amaranthus blitoides on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
At the table
The seeds of Amaranthus blitoides were used as a food source by a number of Native American groups. Among the Zuni people, the seeds were originally eaten raw, but later ground with black corn meal, made into balls and eaten.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Amaranthus blitoides in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58774.