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Amaranthus blitoides, commonly called mat amaranth, prostrate pigweed, procumbent pigweed, prostrate amaranth, or matweed, is a glabrous annual plants species. It usually grows up to 0. 6 m, though it may grow up to 1 m (3 feet). It flowers in the summer to fall. It is believed to have been a native of the central or eastern United States, but it has naturalized in almost all of temperate North America. It has also naturalized in South America and Eurasia. Some authorities list it as an invasive species.
Annual herb
Weed (disturbed places), Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 17 likely
Garden Webworm Moth
Achyra rantalis
Ipsilon Dart
Agrotis ipsilon
The Nutmeg
Anarta trifolii
Common Gray
Anavitrinella pampinaria