Achyranthes aspera
A species in the Amaranthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Achyranthes
- Species
- Achyranthes aspera
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Achyranthes aspera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
27 synonyms in this snapshot
- Achyranthes acuminataName author: E.Mey. ex Cooke & C.H.Wright
- Achyranthes aspera f. subgrandifoliaName author: Suess.
- Achyranthes aspera var. asperaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Achyranthes aspera var. australisName author: (R.Br.) Domin
- Achyranthes aspera var. canescensName author: (R.Br.) Drake
- Achyranthes aspera var. obtusifoliaName author: (Lam.) Suess.
- Achyranthes aspera var. simplexName author: Millsp.
- Achyranthes asperoidesName author: Pires de Lima
- Achyranthes australisName author: R.Br.
- Achyranthes canescensName author: R.Br.
- Achyranthes daito-insularisName author: Tawada
- Achyranthes ellipticifoliaName author: Stokes
- Achyranthes fruticosaName author: Desf.
- Achyranthes grandifoliaName author: Moq.
- Achyranthes obovataName author: Peter
- Achyranthes obovatifoliaName author: Stokes
- Achyranthes okinawensisName author: Tawada
- Achyranthes robustaName author: C.H.Wright
- Achyranthes siculaName author: Roth
- Achyranthes tenuifoliaName author: Steud.
- Cadelaria punctataName author: Raf.
- Centrostachys asperaName author: (L.) Standl.
- Centrostachys australisName author: (R.Br.) Standl.
- Centrostachys canescensName author: (R.Br.) Standl.
- Centrostachys grandifoliaName author: (Moq.) Standl.
- Centrostachys indicaName author: (L.) Standl.
- Stachyarpagophora asperaName author: (L.) M.Gómez
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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