Khakiweed

Khakiweed, Khaki Weed

Alternanthera pungens Kunth.

Amaranthaceae (Pigweed Family)

▲ ▼ seedlings

▲ young plant

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▲ ▼ flowering stems

▲ inflorescences

Alternanthera pungens Kunth.; Khakiweed: (Bayer Code: ALRRE; US Code ALPU3)

Warm-climate perennial in the pigweed family, that has a prostrate growth habit
Has opposite, oval to rounded leaves with smooth margins and a sharply-pointed tip; leaf surfaces are semi-glossy and leaves lack petioles
Inflorescences are nearly stalkless, in the axils of the leaves, and are whitish, globe-shaped clusters of pointed, papery florets
Serious weed of cultivated crops in southern U.S. and tropical and subtropical regions of the world

(Updated January 15, 2019)