Photo: Achyranthes aspera 0.
Flower spikes and leaf. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Achyranthes aspera L.
Engl.: devil's horsewhip, burweed, chaffbur, chaff-flower, prickly chaff-flower.
Chin.: tu niu xi.
Bot. syn.: Achyranthes acuminata E.Mey. ex Cooke & Wright,
Achyranthes asperoides Pires de Lima,
Achyranthes australis R.Br.,
Achyranthes canescens R.Br.,
Achyranthes daito-insularis Tawada,
Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes,
Achyranthes fruticosa Desf.,
Achyranthes grandifolia Moq.,
Achyranthes obovata Peter,
Achyranthes obovatifolia Stokes,
Achyranthes okinawensis Tawada,
Achyranthes robusta C.H.Wright,
Achyranthes sicula Roth ,
Achyranthes tenuifolia Steud.,
Cadelaria punctata Raf.,
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.
Flower spikes and leaf. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flower spike. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flowering tops. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
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