Tag: carelessweed

Amaranth.

Amaranthus palmeri, in Glendale, Arizona. My favorite common name for this plant is carelessweed. The bracts on each floret are tipped with spines. When they dry they are sharp enough to leave a painful scratch if you are careless enough to blunder into them. 

Everything in Arizona wants to hurt you. 

Amaranth.

Amaranthus palmeri, in Glendale, Arizona. My favorite common name for this plant is carelessweed. The bracts on each floret are tipped with spines. When they dry they are sharp enough to leave a painful scratch if you are careless enough to blunder into them. 

Everything in Arizona wants to hurt you.