Amaranthus californicus
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Amaranthus californicus is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family
known by the common name California amaranth. It is a glabrous monoecious
annual that is native to most of the western United States
and Canada
. The plant grows from 10 to 50 centimeters tall. It is found in moist flats or near bodies of water, and blooms from summer to fall.
Amaranthaceae
The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 176 genera and 2,400 species.- Description :Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. Some species are succulent....
known by the common name California amaranth. It is a glabrous monoecious
Plant sexuality
Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. This article describes morphological aspects of sexual reproduction of plants....
annual that is native to most of the western United States
United States
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and Canada
Canada
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. The plant grows from 10 to 50 centimeters tall. It is found in moist flats or near bodies of water, and blooms from summer to fall.