Weird plant-thingy growing amongst my rhubarb?

Hello Lemmies

Can anyone ID this plant thing growing in-between my rhubarb? The rhubarb appears to get along with the "intruder" though

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cyberfarmer@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 4d

Pigweed 100%. Amaranth family, technically edible but I'm not a fan personally. I'd take it out before it goes to seed because those things produce a shit ton and you'll be ripping them out for years after.

https://cals.cornell.edu/weed-science/weed-identification/pigweed-identification/how-identify-pigweeds

apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 4d

Looks like something in the mint/sage family Lamiaceae with the square stems, parallel leaves, and the look of that flower bud.

I am way off. That's an amaranth/spinach family now that I have my glasses on. I think that's Amaranthus retroflexus or common amaranth. It is a weed, so rip it!

Hello_there@fedia.io · 2 pts · 4d

Seek by I naturalist is an app you can point your camera at and it tells you what the species is

schmorpel@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 4d

Seeds are edible. You can rip it out while still green and shake the seeds out after it has dried. Superfood for free.

LammyToGo32@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 4d

A close-up

LammyToGo32@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 3d

Thanks a lot for the answers everyone 💪