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Old 16-03-2010, 10:23 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible,rec.gardens
Pat Kiewicz[_2_] Pat Kiewicz[_2_] is offline
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Default Unknown Plant (again)

Bill Rose said:


Can anyone identify this plant? It came up in a germination cell that
should have been onions.

http://tinypic.com/1r509n5u
Unknown Plant folder
First pic upper left.

I'm thinking epazote, but I've never grown it before.


Some type of pigweed (Amaranthus sp.) and a slightly anemic
looking specimen, at that. Pigwweeds can be hard to ID down to
species without having the mature inflorescence to look at.

http://www.oisat.org/pests/weeds/bro.../pigweeds.html
http://ipm.illinois.edu/bulletin/pas...s/200122g.html

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