Amaranthus californicus

Taxobox
name = "Amaranthus californicus"

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Amaranthaceae
genus = "Amaranthus"
species = "A. californicus"
binomial = "Amaranthus californicus"
binomial_authority = (Moq.) S.Wats.

"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.

References

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?290,294,298 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMCA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415671 Flora of North America: Scientific and Taxonomic Information]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Amaranthus+californicus Photo gallery]