Chenopodiaceae
Russian pigweed
Axyris amaranthoides
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Axyris
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Common names
By language (13)
- Arabic
- أكزيريس قطيفي
- arz
- اكزيريس قطيفى
- Chinese
- 軸藜, 轴藜, 阳桃叶
- Czech
- Bříšť sibiřský
- Dutch
- Hoornmelde
- English
- Russian pigweed
- Estonian
- Aasia aksüüris
- Finnish
- Hörtsö
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Amarantmelde
- Russian
- Безвкусница щирицевидная, Безвкусница обыкновенная, Безвкусница щирицевая
- Swedish
- Amarantmålla
- Tatar
- Мәче тарысы
- Welsh
- Chwyn Moch Rwsia
Synonyms
- Atriplex amaranthoides (L.) J.F.Gmel. ex Moq.
- Axyris amaranthoides f. dentata (A.I.Baranov) Kitag.
- Axyris amaranthoides var. dentata A.I.Baranov
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.