Tumbleweed *

Amaranthus albus

Family: Amaranthaceae (AMARANTH).
Other common names: prostrate pigweed, pigweed amaranth.
Generic common name: AMARANTH, PIGWEED.

Location: Thousand Oaks cultivated area, disturbed areas throughout, July 2008.

Characteristics: non-Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.