PLANTS Profile for Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis (Japanese chaff flower)

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PLANTS Profile

Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai var. hachijoensis Honda
Japanese chaff flower

Symbol:

ACJAH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Distribution:
Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai var. hachijoensis Honda


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (KY, OH, WV)

Related Taxa:
Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai var. hachijoensis Honda

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 7 species in Achyranthes, 1 varieties in Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai

Classification:
Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai var. hachijoensis Honda

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus	Achyranthes L. – chaff flower
Species	Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai – Japanese chaff flower
Variety	Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai var. hachijoensis Honda – Japanese chaff flower

Introduced Information:
Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai var. hachijoensis Honda

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai var. hachijoensis Honda

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 181939.

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 01:17 PM MDT