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DESCRIPTION:
Redroot pigweed, a summer annual broadleaf, is widely distributed in California and
commonly found in cultivated land, roadside ditches, and waste areas.
Cotyledons (seed leaves) are long and narrow with red undersides. First true leaves are much broader than the cotyledons.
They have notched tips. Mature plants grow from 3 to 7 feet (1 - 2.1 m) tall. Stalked leaves have prominent veins.
Inconspicuous flowers with green leaflike structures form dense, terminal clusters on
upper branches. The plant is named for its pinkish to red taproot.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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