Amaranthus cruentus L.
Annotated by Frank Lomer, 2016.

British Columbia: Metro Vancouver, Burnaby, Imperial Street and Gilley Avenue, northwest corner. Elev. 125 m
49.222° N, 122.972° W,
Datum: Unknown. Coordinate Source: Verbatim from Collector/Sheet.
Small weedy strip between street and sidewalk, in topsoil, not yet planted; growing with Conyza canadensis, Lycopersicon esculentum and single Amaranthus retroflexus plant. Mostly short plants to 0.5 m; leaves variously green or red dominating, but red colour largely disappeared after pressing; inflorescence thickly dense, beet red; bracts mostly > styles; stigma branches parallel, erect; utricle dehiscent, circumscissile; seeds black, ca. 1.5 mm; ca. 50 plants.

Frank Lomer 9761, 2015 Oct 17
UBC, Accession: V247084