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| Prostrate pigweed seedling. |
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| Prostrate pigweed foliage and flower clusters. |
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Life cycle: Prostrate, mat-forming summer annual.
Stems: Prostrate and nearly smooth, light green to red-dish stems form thick, circular mats. Stems may be 1 to 3 feet long and mostly erect at the tip.
Leaves: Alternate and pale green to shiny, dark green leaves are oblong, oval to egg-shaped with pointed, rounded to slightly indented leaf tips. Leaf margins are smooth and usually whitish. Leaves are numerous at the stem ends.
Flowers and fruit: Small, greenish flowers are found in dense clusters in the leaf axils. Flowers have bracts as long as the sepals and yield small, round, shiny black seeds.
Reproduction: Seeds. |
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