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Q.Can you please identify this plant? My friend from Albuquerque sent this photo hoping I would be able to help, but to me it looks

Zone Albuquerque, zone 7 to10 | Anonymous added on August 4, 2020 | Answered

like a noxious weed. This plant showed up after a cherry tree died in a pot. I can see that there are smaller plants like this plant behind in the background. It is kinda pretty, unique. Hope you can help my friend out.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on August 6, 2020

It looks very much like Amaranthus palmeri or A. retroflexus, a type of pigweed.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/pigweed-plant-uses.htm

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