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Sonoran Desert Plants
Amaranthus x tucsonensis (Tucson Amaranth)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

 Amaranthus x tucsonensis

 Amaranthus x tucsonensis

 Amaranthus x tucsonensis

 Amaranthus x tucsonensis

 Amaranthus x tucsonensis

 Amaranthus x tucsonensis

 Amaranthus x tucsonensis

Habitat: washes
Life Form: forb,annual
Leaf Description: alternate,simple,entire,petiolate
Flower Color: magenta or pink
Flowering Period: spring and summer
Spines: spine tipped leaves
Family: Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
Abundance: rare, hybrid
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 8. Eudicots: Acanthaceae to Apocynaceae. Phytoneuron 2014-85, 1-71 page 25 (8.5 MB pdf)

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Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).

 

 

 

 

 

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