Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L.

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Achyranthes > Achyranthes aspera

Characteristics

Slender herb, up to 0.5 m high. Leaves with blade elliptic, size variable, ± 60 x 35 mm, long-acuminate, margins entire, discolorous, upper surface green, lower surface silvery canescent, at least when young. Flowers: in a terminal spike, up to 240 mm long; lower flowers reclined; perianth 3-5 mm long, greenish white; Dec.-May. Fruit silvery green, bracteoles with stellate spines.
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Slender herb, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves discolor-ous, undersurface whitish tomentose. Inflorescence a spike, up to 240 mm, lower flowers reclined. Flowers 2.5-3.0 mm long. Flowers greenish white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Usage

Uses magical plant medicinal ruderal plant spice tonic wild vegetable
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Achyranthes aspera var. sicula world distribution map, present in China and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326789-2
WFO ID wfo-0000516197
COL ID 7L9CR
BDTFX ID 83200
INPN ID 707219
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Synonyms

Achyranthes argentea Achyranthes argentea Cadelaria argentea Cadelaria sicula Achyranthes annua Achyranthes virgata Achyranthes sicula Achyranthes argentea var. virgata Achyranthes aspera var. albissima Achyranthes aspera var. sicula Achyranthes aspera var. viridescens Achyranthes aspera var. argentea Achyranthes aspera f. annulosa Achyranthes aspera f. latifolia Achyranthes aspera f. rubella Achyranthes aspera f. suffruticosa Achyranthes aspera var. argentea