Amaranthus cannabinus

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Salt-marsh Water-hemp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Binomial name
Amaranthus cannabinus
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Amaranthus cannabinus is also known as salt marsh water hemp or salt marsh pigweed. It is a herbaceous perrenial found in most of the eastern United States. It grows from 1 to 3 m in height. It is often mistaken for Amaranthus australis.

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