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 acuminataE.Mey. ex Cooke & C.H.Wright
- Achyranthes aspera f. subgrandifoliaSuess.
- Achyranthes aspera var. asperaL.
- Achyranthes aspera var. australis(R.Br.) Domin
- Achyranthes aspera var. canescens(R.Br.) Drake
- Achyranthes aspera var. obtusifolia(Lam.) Suess.
- Achyranthes aspera var. simplexMillsp.
- Achyranthes asperoidesPires de Lima
- Achyranthes australisR.Br.
- Achyranthes canescensR.Br.
- Achyranthes daito-insularisTawada
- Achyranthes ellipticifoliaStokes
- Achyranthes fruticosaDesf.
- Achyranthes grandifoliaMoq.
- Achyranthes obovataPeter
- Achyranthes obovatifoliaStokes
- Achyranthes okinawensisTawada
- Achyranthes robustaC.H.Wright
- Achyranthes siculaRoth
- Achyranthes tenuifoliaSteud.
- Cadelaria punctataRaf.
- Centrostachys aspera(L.) Standl.
- Centrostachys australis(R.Br.) Standl.
- Centrostachys canescens(R.Br.) Standl.
- Centrostachys grandifolia(Moq.) Standl.
- Centrostachys indica(L.) Standl.
- Stachyarpagophora aspera(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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