Axyris amaranthoides
Russian Pigweed, Russian Pigweed
Other regional names: Upright Axyris
- Upright Axyris
Also known as: Atriplex amaranthoides (L.) J.F.Gmel. ex Moq. +3 more
- Atriplex amaranthoides (L.) J.F.Gmel. ex Moq.
- Axyris amaranthoides f. dentata (A.I.Baranov) Kitag.
- Axyris amaranthoides var. dentata A.I.Baranov
- Axyris triflora Moench
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Axyris amaranthoides (commonly known as Russian Pigweed) is an annual belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, East European Russia, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Primorye, Qinghai, South European Russia, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alberta, Baltic States, British Columbia, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Sweden