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L. Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower, [1] prickly chaff flower, [2] devil's horsewhip, [3] Sanskrit: अपामार्ग apāmārga) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. [4] It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed. [5]
Achyranthes is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Chaff flower is a common name for plants in this genus. [1] Species include: [2] Achyranthes ancistrophora C.C.Towns. Achyranthes arborescens R.Br. Achyranthes aspera L. (= A. argentea) (Sanskrit : apamarg (अपामार्ग))
Achyranthes. Species: A. japonica. Binomial name. Achyranthes japonica. (Miq.) Nakai. Achyranthes japonica, commonly known as Oriental chaff flower[1] or Japanese chaff flower, is a perennial member of the genus Achyranthes in the family Amaranthaceae. It can be discovered on the roadside and its main distribution is in Korea and Japan.
Achyranthes splendens (ʻEwa hinahina; also called Maui chaff flower, round chaff flower, round-leaf chaff flower, or round-leaved chaff flower) is a species of flowering plant in the pigweed family, Amaranthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. Its natural habitats are dry forests, low shrublands, and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Achyranthemum, commonly called the chaff flowers, is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae which is native to South Africa. The genus was first described by Nicola Bergh in 2019 in the South African Journal of Botany, and it was segregated from the genus Syncarpha due to its representation of a separate lineage.
Achyranthes atollensis (also called atoll achyranthes or Hawaiʻi chaff flower) was a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It was endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Kure, Midway, Laysan and the Pearl and Hermes Atoll. Its natural habitat was sandy shores. It became extinct due to habitat loss (residential, commercial and ...
Alternanthera echinocephala is a much-branched shrub up to 2 m (7 ft) tall. Its leaves are arranged oppositely and are narrow and pointed (lanceolate) with untoothed margins, 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long. The flowers are grouped into somewhat rounded spikes ("heads") about 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) across. Each flower has one large and two ...
Chamissoa altissima. (Jacq.) Kunth. Synonyms. Achyranthes altissima Jacq. Celosia paniculata L. Celosia tomentosa Willd.[1] Chamissoa altissima, [2] or false chaff flower, [3] is native to North and South America. In Brazil it grows in the Cerrado vegetation.