NameThatPlant.net: Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis FAMILY Amaranthaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis FAMILY Amaranthaceae

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Chaff-flower

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis FAMILY Amaranthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis FAMILY Amaranthaceae

2938

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Bottomland forests, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: east Asia

Uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in Mountains

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
5 sepals
Petals absent
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Utricle

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