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1391192 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Plant(s) John D. Byrd	5374122 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Plant(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso	1391190 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Plant(s) John D. Byrd	5438156 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Plant(s) Bruce Ackley
5374123 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Feature(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso	5438155 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Foliage Bruce Ackley	1391527 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Seedling(s) John D. Byrd	5438150 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Seed(s) Bruce Ackley
5438151 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Seed(s) Bruce Ackley	5455647 prostrate pigweed Amaranthus blitoides Fruit(s) D. Walters and C. Southwick

Maps

EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org

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Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.

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	Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: Caryophyllidae

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Amaranthaceae

Genus: Amaranthus

Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
mat amaranth, prostrate amaranth, prostrate pigweed

References

Common Name Reference:	Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference:	USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.