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Amaranthaceae
Achyranthes

not marked as a favorite taxon *Achyranthes aspera Linnaeus var. pubescens (Moquin-Tandon) C.C. Townsend. Common name: Devil's-horsewhip. Habitat: Disturbed uplands, hammocks. Distribution: Native of w. Africa. Reported for Maryland and s. Florida (FNA, Kartesz 1999), the Maryland report dropped in Kartesz (2010).

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, K1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, WI, Di Vincenzo et al (2025); = Centrostachys aspera (L.) Standl. — S; < Achyranthes aspera L. — Tx. Basionym: Achyranthes fruticosa Desfontaines var. pubescens Moquin-Tandon 1849

Links to other floras: = Achyranthes aspera var. pubescens - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)
  • Great Plains: UPL (name change)

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