Carelessweed vs Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Amaranthus deflexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Carelessweed Perennial Pigweed
Kingdom same Plantae (растения) Plantae (растения)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты) Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные) Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family same Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae
Genus same Amaranthus Amaranthus
Species Amaranthus spinosus Amaranthus deflexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carelessweed and Perennial Pigweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Carelessweed Perennial Pigweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Perennial Pigweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Perennial Pigweed

No description available.

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