Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera
AMARANTHACEAE
- Amaranth family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name: Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera
Rank: variety
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Devil's horsewhip
Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Synonyms:
= Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.
= Centrostachys aspera (L.) Standl.
= Centrostachys indica (L.) Standl.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Achyranthes
Species:
Page counter: 1912 ( AVG: 222.1 / 291.191 )
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Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Habit at Kaohikaipu, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Habit at Kaohikaipu, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Habit at Kaohikaipu, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Habit at Honouli Wai bay, Molokai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Seed spike at Manana, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Habit at Honouli Wai bay, Molokai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Leaves at Manana, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Habit at Kaohikaipu, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Seedhead at Kaohikaipu, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Leaves at Kaohikaipu, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, FL, HI, LA), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera
(*) 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. pubescens (Moq.) Townsend [292]
2) Achyranthes atollensis H. St. John [305]
3) Achyranthes bettzichiana (Regel) Standl. [188]
4) Achyranthes ficoidea (L.) Lam. ssp. bettzichiana (Regel) Baker [168]
5) Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill. [189]
6) Achyranthes nelsonii H. St. John [148]
7) Achyranthes portoricensis (Kuntze) Standl. [147]
8) Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. [265]
9) Acinos thymoides (L.) Moench [216]
10) Acmispon helleri (Britton) A. Heller [153]
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