Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
winged pigweed
References
Britannica AI Icon

winged pigweed

plant
Also known as: Cycloloma atriplicifolium
Written by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Quick Summary

Winged pigweed (Cycloloma atriplicifolium) is an annual weed belonging to the Chenopodiaceae family. It is a bushy plant native to central North America. This species is characterized by greenish flowers and a fruiting calyx that is horizontally winged. Winged pigweed is a type of pigweed, which are generally weedy annual plants found in the amaranth family. It is a much-branched, upright plant that can grow up to 60 cm (about 2 feet) tall and is often found in sandy soils.12

Summary created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
2 Britannica Sources
  1. winged pigweed
  2. pigweed

Ask Britannica AI about this topic

Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.