DESCRIPTIVE MANUAL 



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Prostrate Pigweed {Amaranthus Uitoides Wats.). 

 Description. — ^A diffusely branched, prostrate herb, spreading on 

 the ground, often in mats 4 or 5 ft. long ; leaves obovate or spatu- 

 late; flowers inconspicuous, greenish, in short axillary clusters. 



Fic. 66. Prostrate Pigweed (.Amaranthus Uitoides). Common along roadsides, 



streets, fields, and in waste places. 



(Photographed by Hart.) 



Fig. 66-A. Distribution of Prostrate Pigweed. 



