Also known as Prostrate Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena serrata has naturalized along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. It's a low-growing perennial that is closely related to the popular and more familiar ornamental Globe Amaranth, which many grow in containers and window boxes each season.

Gomphrena serrata grows 2 inches to 6 inches in height and has hairy lance-shaped leaves that are attached to sprawling stems. Flowers consist of 1/4" to 1/3" clusters of small tubular white flowers, each surrounded by 2 papery white bracts. It grows in habitats of sandy areas, dry disturbed sites, lawns, and open woods. Unlike its more ornamental relative, this Gomphrena is considered to be a nuisance weed.

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