Amaranthaceae

Small matweed

Guilleminea densa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Moq.

Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Guilleminea

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Small matweed: Guilleminea densa. Texas Canyon Rest Area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA. — Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Small matweed, Carrot weed
Zulu: Intando yengulube

Synonyms

Achyranthes conferta Ruiz ex Seub.
Achyranthes conferta Pav. ex Moq.
Brayulinea australis (Griseb.) Schinz
Brayulinea densa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Small
Gossypianthus australis Griseb.
Guilleminea australis (Griseb.) Hook.f.
Guilleminea densa var. densa
Guilleminea illecebroides Kunth
Guilleminea illecebrum Spreng.
Illecebrum densum Willd. ex Schult.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.