Achyranthes

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Achyranthes L.
AMARANTHACEAE
DEVIL'S HORSEWHIP
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Achyranthes
Citation
ACHYRANTHES Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 204. 1753, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Achyranthes aspera Linnaeus, typ. cons.
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera DEVIL'S HORSEWHIP Not Native UPL (NWPL)
Achyranthes aspera var. pubescens DEVIL'S HORSEWHIP Not Native UPL (NWPL)
Identification Key
1.  Leaf blades orbiculate, obovate-orbiculate, to broadly rhombic, the apex rounded to apiculate; tepals 3-4(5) mm long
A. aspera var. aspera
1.  Leaf blades elliptic, ovate, to broadly ovate, the apex acuminate; tepals (5)6-7 mm long
A. aspera var. pubescens
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Cadelari Cadelari Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 268, 529. 1763. TYPE: = Achyranthes Linnaeus 1753.
Centrostachys Centrostachys Wallich, in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 497. 1824. TYPE: Centrostachys aquatica (Roxburgh) Wallich (Achyranthes aquatica Roxburgh)
Eclotoripa Eclotoripa Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 3: 40. 1837 ("1836"). TYPE:
Stachyarpagophora Stachyarpagophora Vaillant ex Gomez de la Maza y Jimenez, Anales Inst. Segunda Enseñ. 2: 312. 1896. TYPE: = Achyranthes Linnaeus 1753.