Question: Recently, a large number of the plant attached below has appeared in my yard. I am sure it must be …
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Recently, a large number of the plant attached below has appeared in my yard. I am sure it must be a somewhat common plant; but I've never seen it before and I haven't been able to id it. Do you know what it might be? I am not in New England. I am in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It's growing in a very sunny spot in my urban, front yard garden.
Answer
Dear shanc, you've photographed a species of Amaranthus (amaranth), colonizing species that do quite well in human-disturbed soils. Some are native, some are introduced from other parts of the world. I can't tell you for certain which species this is--it requires careful examination and magnification. But hopefully knowing the general group will be useful to you. Best wishes.
