Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) is wild, edible and nutritious food. Identify pigweed via its pictures, habitat, height, flowers and leaves.

2021年9月21日 · Yes, the weeds in the garden we call pigweed, including prostrate pigweed, from the amaranth family, are edible. Every part of the plant can be eaten, but the young leaves and growing tips on older plants are the tastiest and most tender.

2023年2月17日 · What Does Prostrate Pigweed Look Like? This lawn and garden adversary is a low-growing plant with alternate, pale-to-shiny dark-green leaves that are oblong to egg-shaped. These leaves can be to some extent pointed or rounded with a slightly indented leaf tip. The light green to reddish plant stems hug the ground.

2023年4月23日 · What is Pigweed (Amaranth)? Pigweed, or amaranth as it is also known, is a versatile plant that can be seen in many gardens. It is a common name for several species of weedy plants belonging to the Amaranthus genus, including redroot pigweed (Amaranthus Retroflexus), smooth pigweed (Amaranthus Hybridus), and Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus …

Amaranthus palmeri is a species of edible flowering plant in the amaranth genus. It has several common names, including carelessweed, [1] dioecious amaranth, [2] Palmer's amaranth, Palmer amaranth, and Palmer's pigweed. It is native to most of the southern half of North America. Populations in the eastern United States are probably naturalized ...

Amaranthus is a cosmopolitan group of more than 50 species which make up the genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths. Some of the better known names include "prostrate pigweed" and "love lies bleeding". [1] [2] Some amaranth species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals, and ornamental plants. [3]

Most pigweeds are tall, erect-to-bushy plants with simple, oval- to diamond-shaped, alternate leaves, and dense inflorescences (flower clusters) comprised of many small, greenish flowers. They emerge, grow, flower, set seed, and die within the frost-free growing season.