Achyranthes aspera L.
AMARANTHACEAE
- Amaranth family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Achyranthes aspera L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 204 (1753)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Devil's horsewhip
English name: burweed English name: chaff-flower
Italian name: Frusta del diavolo
Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera
2) Achyranthes aspera L. var. pubescens (Moq.) Townsend
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Achyranthes
Species:
Page counter: 2120 ( AVG: 223.85 / 293.326 )
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Achyranthes aspera
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Achyranthes aspera
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Achyranthes aspera
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Achyranthes aspera
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Achyranthes aspera
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Achyranthes aspera
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Achyranthes aspera
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Achyranthes aspera
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Achyranthes aspera
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Achyranthes aspera
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, FL, HI, LA, MD, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Achyranthes aspera L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera [1920]
2) Achyranthes aspera L. var. pubescens (Moq.) Townsend [295]
3) Achyranthes atollensis H. St. John [308]
4) Achyranthes ficoidea auct. non (L.) Lam. [202]
5) Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. splendens [1884]
6) Acinos thymoides (L.) Moench [218]
7) Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc. [1037]
8) Aconitum napellus L. [2394]
9) Acorus calamus L. var. americanus (Raf.) H.D. Wulff. [204]
10) Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. ssp. rubra [343]
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