Arkansas Forages Database
Pigweed
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![Redroot Pigweed Seedling Redroot Pigweed Seedling](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/forbs-images/pigweed/redroot_pigweed_seedling1.jpg)
![Redroot Pigweed Redroot Pigweed](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/forbs-images/pigweed/redroot_pigweed.jpg)
![Redroot Pigweed Thorn Redroot Pigweed Thorn](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/forbs-images/pigweed/spiny_pigweed_thorn1.jpg)
![Redroot Pigweed Heads Redroot Pigweed Heads](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/forbs-images/pigweed/spiny_pigweed_heads1.jpg)
![Redroot Pigweed Leaves Redroot Pigweed Leaves](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/forbs-images/pigweed/spiny_pigweed_leaves1.jpg)
![Redroot Pigweed Stem Redroot Pigweed Stem](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/forbs-images/pigweed/spiny_pigweed_stem1.jpg)
About Pigweed
- Annual broadleaf weed.
- Sharp spines at leaf axils.
- Can accumulate toxic levels of nitrate.