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Tumbleweed

Amaranthus albus

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Description:

Dried plant that uproots and rolls across the desert in the wind.

Habitat:

Non-native plant in Creosote Bush Scrub at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Notes:

Aka Pigweed Amarant

Reference Links:

Calflora: Amaranthus albus

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PublishedDecember 29, 2013

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