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Axyris L.
Russian pigweed
       
Symbol:   AXYRI  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Chenopodiaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



 
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Axyris L.

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Distribution:
Axyris L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CO, IA, MA, ME, MN, MO, MT, ND, NH, NY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Axyris L.

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Axyris amaranthoides L.. . Image Available.
Axyris amaranthoides
Russian pigweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Axyris L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
Genus Axyris L. – Russian pigweed
 

More Accounts and Images:
Axyris L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20682.
 
 
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