Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
IntroducedIllustrated
Synonyms: Achyranthes aspera var. indica Achyranthes indica (Linnaeus) Standley Centrostachys indica
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 436.
Leaf-blades orbiculate, obovate-orbiculate, or broadly rhombate, 1–4 (–6) × 1–4 (–6) cm, base rounded or tapering, apex rounded, apiculate. Tepals 3–4 mm. Utricles 2–2.5 mm.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Dry, sandy waste places, near woolen mills
Elevation: 0-100 m
Distribution
Introduced; Ala., Fla., La., S.C., Asia
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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dehiscence +
apiculate +
rounded +
membranous +
spinose +
long-aristate +
peripheral +
alternating +
connate +
deflexed +
hypogynous +
bisexual +
cluster +
Present +
axillary +
elongate +
arranged +
true +
adpressed-pubescent +
1cm;4cm +
petiolate +
opposite +
fimbriate +
superior +
surrounding +
Sp. Pl. +
1753 +
inverted +
simple +
2;5 +
capitate +
absent +
elongate +
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera +
Achyranthes aspera +
variety +
connate +
3mm;7mm +
absent +
glabrous +
5;4 +
indurate +
simple +
indehiscent +
falling +
enclosed +
cylindric +
membranous +
attached +