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Achyranthes aspera
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Achyranthes aspera is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, belonging to the genus Achyranthes. It is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Caryophyllales. The species is also referred to by common names such as devil's horsewhip, Prickly Chaff Flower, Chaff-flower, and Crocus stuff, as well as lalchirchuri in Hindi.
The taxon range includes China, Acre, Bahia, and Espírito Santo. It is noted as invasive to Madagascar and has been recorded in solutional caves. The plant has uses as a medicinal plant and a vegetable. Records from Mexico are held by institutions including ECOSUR, CICY, INECOL, FA-UAS, and CCBA-FMVZ-UADY.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
Achyranthes aspera ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Achyranthes innerhalb der Familie der Fuchsschwanzgewächse (Amaranthaceae). Selten wird auch der deutschsprachige Trivialname Raue Spreublume verwendet.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,692
- With media
- 2,630
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, CICY, INECOL, FA-UAS, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, SEMAHN
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Achyranthes
- Image
- COI00005786 - Achyranthes aspera ssp. aspera forma exelsa - Torre, Antonio Rocha da - 3389.jpg
- Has use
- vegetable
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- Achyranthes aspera
- taxon name
- Achyranthes aspera
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- species
- Commons gallery
- Achyranthes aspera
- taxon common name
- isinama
- taxon range
- Gabon
- invasive to
- Madagascar
- habitat
- solutional cave
- short name
- A. aspera
- Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL
- naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/speciesdescr.cfm?genus=Achyranthes&species=aspera
- taxon author citation
- L.
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4
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Encyclopedic overview
Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower, prickly chaff flower, devil's horsewhip, Sanskrit: अपामार्ग apāmārga) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an invasive species in some areas, including many Pacific Islands environments.
Description
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