Axyris
Sign in to saveAxyris, the Russian pigweeds, are a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, native to temperate parts of Eastern Europe and Asia. The center of genetic diversity is the Altai to northern Tien-Shan mountains. The best known species is Axyris amaranthoides, which has become a widespread invasive in northern North America.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
Native toAltay, Amur, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kamchatka
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Axyris, the Russian pigweeds, are a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, native to temperate parts of Eastern Europe and Asia. The center of genetic diversity is the Altai to northern Tien-Shan mountains. The best known species is Axyris amaranthoides, which has become a widespread invasive in northern North America.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Axyris amaranthoides L. Axyris caucasica (Sommier & Levier) Lipsky Axyris hybrida L. Axyris koreana Nakai Axyris mira Sukhor. Axyris prostrata L. Axyris sphaerosperma Fisch. & C.A.Mey.