Amaranthaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution

Pigweed
Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes woody at the base or, rarely, small shrubs (Psilotrichum scleranthum). Stipules 0. Leaves simple, alternate or opposite. Inflorescence various, bracteate; bracts hyaline to membranous, straw-coloured to white, subtending one or more flowers. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, mostly actinomorphic with 2 bracteoles, frequently in ultimate small 3-flowered cymes, the... © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
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- Genera
- Taxonomic Completion
7.30%
13 of 178 accepted Genera- Global Pollen Project UUID
- f70f28e1-7acd-4999-bc91-6801cdb76cdc
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility