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Type Words
Synonyms chenopodium album, lamb's-quarters, wild spinach
Type of goosefoot
Type Words
Synonyms lamb's-quarter, wild spinach
Type of leafy vegetable, green, greens
Type Words
Synonyms amaranthus hypochondriacus
Type of amaranth

Examples of pigweed

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Palmer pigweed is very prolific, producing up to one million seeds per plant.
From the al.com
These species include ragweed, pigweed, horseweed, waterhemp, and ryegrass.
From the infowars.com
So are cattle pastures, which often harbor pigweed, whose small seeds are a dove favorite.
From the courier-journal.com
Dandelion, pigweed, chickweed, and wild mustard appear almost anywhere.
From the toledoblade.com
Mee Young's pigweed turned up at a community potluck the day after I spotted her picking.
From the washingtonpost.com
Pigweed seeds showed a shorter life span under the organic system in two of four experiments.
From the sciencedaily.com
Meanwhile, herbicide-resistant pigweed has been a struggle for cotton farmers, too, Phillips said.
From the stltoday.com
The first glyphosate-resistant population of Palmer pigweed was positively identified in 2005 in Georgia.
From the al.com
Scientists hand-sprayed vinegar on Canada thistle, common lamb's quarters, giant foxtail, velvetleaf and smooth pigweed.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Lamb's-quarters: common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
  • Leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China
  • Lamb's-quarter: leaves collected from the wild
  • Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: Amaranthus, Chenopodium album, and Portulaca
  • (Amaranthus sp.)-a common, coarse weed that grows in disturbed soil. It usually appears after summer rains at elevations below 5500 feet.