Taxon:Amaranthus spinosus L. Family: Amaranthaceae
Collector:
Cassandra L. Quave; Tharanga Samarakoon; Marco Cap
Number:
CQ-837
Date: 2018-06-28
Verbatim Date: 6/28/2018
Locality:
United States, Georgia, Baker, Ichauway Plantation, Baker County, Georgia, United States of America. Lower Pasture Collection Site, adjacent to cornfield; open exposure, clay loam; clumped, moderately abundant
Description:
herb; 4 feet; green stem, red new growth, thorns present at nodes, glands present; alternate leaf arrangement; leaves lanceolate-deltoid, bristle at apex; spike inflorescence arising from leaf nodes; green corolla, green calyx Astringent leaves used for profuse menstruation (Cherokee)