Lamb's Quarters — Positive ID

A fast-growing, spinach-like garden "weed" that's genuinely nutritious — easy to confuse with wild amaranth at the seedling stage.

Lookalikes to Know

Wild Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.): Genuinely easy to confuse with each other at the seedling stage — both edible, both worth learning apart, but confirm before you're relying on the ID.

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