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Amaranthus albus
Also called White amaranth, Tumbleweed, White pigweed, Tumble Pigweed, Common Tumbleweed, Stiff Tumbleweed, Tumbleweed Amaranth
Prostrate pigweed is a fast-growing annual herb, often a weed, that spreads on the ground and breaks off to roll as a tumbleweed when dry. Grow it in full sun and warm conditions; it is mainly a wild or weedy plant rather than a garden ornamental.
Amaranthus albus is an annual species of flowering plant native to the Americas. Its common names include common tumbleweed, tumble pigweed, tumbleweed, prostrate pigweed, pigweed amaranth, white amaranth and white pigweed.
It is native to the tropical Americas, but is a widespread introduced species in other places, including Europe, Africa, and Australia.
In Cambodia, the leaves of the plant (which is known as phti sâ in the Khmer language) are used as pig feed, and are sometimes cooked and eaten by people.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amaranthus albus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
