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AMARANTHACEAE, Amaranth Family

Plants of the Amaranth family seen in Anza-Borrego include:

Iodine Bush (Allenrolfea occidentalis)

Desert Holly (Atriplex hymenelytra)
Four-wing Saltbush (Atriplex canescens)
Big Saltbush (Atriplex lentiformis)
Many Fruit Saltbush (Atriplex polycarpa)

White Tumbleweed (Amaranthus albus)
Prostrate Amaranth (Amaranthus blitoides)
Fringe Amaranth (Amaranthus fimbriatus)
Slender Pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus)

Bush Seepweed (Suaeda nigra)

Salton Sea Honeysweet (Tidestromia oblongifolia)