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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



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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Achyranthes japonica

 

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Chaff-flower


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image of Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis, Japanese Chaff-flower

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org    bug_5427355

Month Unknown        

Leaf blades ovate-elliptic, per Flora of North America.

image of Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis, Japanese Chaff-flower

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org    bug_5427361

Month Unknown        

Inflorescences 2-4cm in flower, elongating to 21cm in fruit, per Flora of North America.

image of Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis, Japanese Chaff-flower

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org    bug_5476679

Month Unknown        

image of Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis, Japanese Chaff-flower

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org    bug_5476686

Month Unknown        

image of Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis, Japanese Chaff-flower

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org    bug_5476687

Month Unknown        

Bracteoles spinose, per Flora of North America.

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Achyranthes japonica

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
5 sepals
Petals absent
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Utricle

 

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