Chenopodium rubrum

Red pigweed, Red Pigweed

Family: Chenopodiaceae · Type: annual · Native

Red pigweed is a California native annual herb found in various regions, typically growing in disturbed areas at low to moderate elevations. Flowering from summer to fall, this plant produces tiny green flowers in dense, spherical clusters about 3 millimeters wide. Growing 10 to 50 centimeters tall with an upright habit, it develops branched stems with distinctive deltate to diamond-shaped leaves that range from 15 to 90 millimeters long. Its leaves are typically entire or deeply toothed, with a tapered base and smooth surface. The plant produces small seeds that are occasionally reddish, giving it a unique characteristic in its genus.

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.