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Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower, prickly chaff flower, devil's horsewhip, Sanskrit: अपामार्ग apāmārga) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an invasive species in some areas, including many Pacific Islands environments.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial, Annual
- Genus
- Achyranthes
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10
- Mature Height
- 0.2 m to 1.22 m
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Green, Purple
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Burkina Faso, Sri Lanka, India, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Guatemala, Madagascar, Timor-Leste, Pakistan, Nigeria, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Uganda, Benin, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Saudi Arabia, Malawi, Tunisia, Peru, Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, New Zealand, Chad, China, Colombia, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria, Italy, Japan, Togo, El Salvador, Senegal, Eswatini, Iran, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Costa Rica, Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Somalia, Egypt, Angola, Lesotho, Malaysia, Namibia, Rwanda, Eritrea, Yemen, Niger, Zimbabwe, Mali, Cambodia, Burundi, Liberia, Oman, Ghana, Botswana, Congo, Nepal, South Africa, Sudan, Mauritania, Zambia, Guinea, Spain, Bolivia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nicaragua, Algeria, Thailand, Gabon
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Devil’s Horsewhip en অপাঙ্গ/অপামার্গ (Bangla) en Chirchira/Apamarg (Hindi) en ఉత్తరేణి en Burweed en Chaff-flower en Chaffbur en Prickly chaff-flower en Devil's horsewhip en Man Better Man en Worry Vine en Prickly chafflower en Rattail en Hug-me-close en Man-better-man en Rough chaff flower en Rough chaff tree en Aghada en আপাং(Bengali) en Puth kanda
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