Red-root Amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex/Chenopodium family (Amaranthaceae)
This is a common weedy plant of gardens and open ground through much of North America. The tiny green flowers are densely packed in heads. This was apparently a favorite with some Native American tribes. Seeds were parched and eaten whole or ground into flour. The plant is most well known as a spinach-like with a mild and pleasant taste. There are a number of similar Amaranthus species.
stamen -- the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower; The stamen consists of an anther supported by a filament.
style -- This is a long and thread-like structure that connects the stigma with the ovary. A flower may have a single style, or several of them.
A herb is a plant whose stems die back to the ground in the winter.
An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seed, within one year, and then dies.
Bracts are modified leaves associated with a flower.
Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom.
terminal -- Located at the end (the tip or the apex).
capsule -- a type of simple, dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. In most cases the capsule splits apart to release seeds.
fruit -- any seed-bearing structure in flowering plants. It is formed from the ovary after flowering.
A spike is an unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are without stalks.
blade -- Just the flat part of a leaf. Not the stem.
leaves alternate along the main stem and are attached singly.
monoecious -- all flowers have both sexes; or both sexes in different flowers on the same plant.