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Seed Study - Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus blitoides (Amaranthus graecizans) - Prostrate Pigweed

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Amaranthus blitoides (Amaranthus graecizans) - Prostrate Pigweed

Species: Amaranthus blitoides (Amaranthus graecizans)
Common name: prostrate pigweed

Seedling Identification: Bright green spatulate leaves are hairless but glandular and thickened. Leaves are very crowded on a short stem.

 
Star Lily  

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The Star Lilly (Leucocrinum montanum) has several common names including sand lily, sage lily, mountain lily, wild tuberose, and Star-of-Bethlehem. The word Leucocrinum comes from Greek meaning "white lily."
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