Amaranthus hybridus

Species Overview :-    

Amaranthus hybridus, is an species of annual herbaceous flowering plant commonly called as green amaranth, slim amaranth, smooth amaranth, smooth pigweed, or red amaranth. A. hybridus is found on a wide variety of soil types and textures. They are ovate orelliptic-ovate, smooth or slightly undulate along the margins, and pubescent or hairless. The lower side of each leaf has elevated pinnate veins. The uppermost leaves are smaller, lanceolate, and pubescent. It is a common weed species found in fields, gardens, waste places, roadsides, riverbanks, and other open, disturbed habitats of North America and parts of Mexico, Central America and northern South America.

Common Name : Smooth pigweed
Scientific Name : Amaranthus hybridus
Plant Class : Dicotyledonae
Plant Order : Caryophyllales
Plant Family : Amaranthaceae
Genus : Amaranthus
Species : A. hybridus
Abbreviation : A. hybridus
Ploidy Level : Diploid
Chromosome Number : 2n=2x=32
Estimated Genome Size : 503.8 Mb

 Reference : PMID: 32835372