AMARANTHACEAE (AMARANTH FAMILY) 



3 a Leaves irregularly lobed, the lobes toothed 



FEATHER GERANIUM. (C. bbtrys.*) 

 b Leaves irregularly toothed or nearly entire with wavy 



margins MEXICAN TEA. (C. ambrosioides.) 



6 ATRIPLEX. 



i a Flowers in interrupted spikes; plant in waste places 



SPREADING ORACH. (A. pdtula.) 

 b Flowers in axillary clusters; plant on sea beaches 



SEA-BEACH ORACH. (A. arenaria.) 



7 SALIC6RNIA. 



i a Stem not woody, erect, red in autumn 



SLENDER GLASSWORT. (S. herbacea.) 

 b Stem woody at base, somewhat prostrate, gray in autumn 



WOODY GLASSWORT. (S. ambigua.) 



8 D6NDIA TALL SEA-BLITE. (D. americana.) 



9 SALSOLA SALTWORT. (S. kali.) 



2 AMARANTHACEAE. Amaranth Family. 



1 GOMPHRfiNA GLOBE AMARANTH. (G. globbsa.*) 



2 TELANTHERA ALTERNANTHERA. (T. bettzichiana*) 



3 ACNlDA WATER HEMP. (A. cannabina.) 



4 CEL6SIA. 



i a Spikes in crest-like panicles; leaves ovate-lanceolate 



CRESTED COCKSCOMB. (C. cristata.*) 

 b Spikes in plume-like panicles; leaves linear-lanceolate 



FEATHER COCKSCOMB. (C. argentea*) 



5 IRESINE ACHYRANTHES. (I. herbstii.*) 



6 AMARANTHUS. 



1 a Flowers greenish ; wild herbs 2 



b Flowers not greenish; herbs cultivated in gardens.... 5 



2 a Flowers only in axillary clusters 



TUMBLE-WEED. (A. graecizans.) 

 b Flowers in both spikes and axillary clusters 3 



3 a A pair of stout conspicuous spines in the axils of the 



leaves SPINY AMARANTHUS. (A. spinbsus.) 



b No spines in the leaf axils 4 



4 a Mature spikes stout, about 2 in. thick ; stem rough, 



stout ROUGH PIGWEED. (A. retroflexus.) 



b Mature spikes slender, about % in. thick ; stem slender 



SLENDER PIGWEED. (A. hybridus.) 



5 a Spikes drooping LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING. (A. caudatus*) 



b Spikes erect 6 



6 a Flowers in a dense panicle, the central portion elon- 



gated ; bracts usually awned 



PRINCE'S FEATHER. (A. hypochondrlacus.*) 

 b Flowers in terminal and axillary, interrupted spikes; 

 bracts usually pointed, not awned 



JOSEPH'S COAT. (A. gangeticus*) 



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