Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Gulf Coast waterhemp belle-dame


Name: Acnida cuspidata spreng (acnida alabamensis) amaranthaceae
Location found: Big branch area and manshack
Habitat: found almost everywhere in Louisiana but found mainly in intermediate marsh.

This plant can grow 3 to 10 feet. Also the this plant is a annual and needs exposed soil for germination. Ducks feed on its small seeds, particularly teal.

Karl Netzhammer

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