Achyranthes aspera var. pubescens
Kew Bull. 29: 473. 1974.
Basionym: Achyranthes fruticosa var. pubescens Moquin-Tandon in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 314. 1849
Leaf-blades elliptic, ovate, or broadly ovate, 4–20 × 2–5 cm, base rounded or narrowed, apex acuminate. Tepals 6–7 mm. Utricles 3–4 mm.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Waste places, chrome ore piles, hammocks
Elevation: 0-10 m
Distribution
Fla., Md., Tex., West Indies
Discussion
Achyranthes aspera var. pubescens may be native in southern Florida; it is introduced in Maryland.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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dehiscence +
acuminate +
membranous +
spinose +
long-aristate +
peripheral +
alternating +
connate +
deflexed +
hypogynous +
bisexual +
cluster +
axillary +
elongate +
arranged +
adpressed-pubescent +
2cm;5cm +
petiolate +
opposite +
fimbriate +
superior +
surrounding +
Kew Bull. +
1974 +
inverted +
Illustrated +
simple +
2;5 +
capitate +
absent +
elongate +
Achyranthes aspera var. pubescens +
Achyranthes aspera +
variety +
connate +
3mm;7mm +
absent +
glabrous +
5;4 +
indurate +
simple +
indehiscent +
falling +
enclosed +
cylindric +
membranous +
attached +