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Achyranthes aspera ak-ky-RAN-thees -- from the Greek words: achyr (chaff) and anthos (flower) ...
Dave's Botanary AS-per-uh -- rough ...
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: achyranthes, chaff-flower, crocus stuff, crokars staff, devil's horsewhip, prickly chaff-flower • Gujarati: આઘારો agharo • Hindi: अघाड़ा aghara, चिरचिरा chirchira, धानुष्का dhanushka, दुरअभिग्रह durabhigrah, लटजीरा latjira, मधुकर madhukar, मयूर mayur, प्रत्यकपुष्पी pratyakpushpi, तरुण tarun, वशीर vashir • Kannada: ಉತ್ತರಾಣೀ uttaraani • Konkani: अघाडो aghado • Malayalam: കടലാടി katalaati • Manipuri: খুজুম্পেৰে khujumpere • Marathi: अघाडा aghada, अपामार्ग apamarga, खरमंजरी kharamanjari, किणी kini • Prakrit: अग्घाड agghada • Sanskrit: अधःघण्टा adhahaghanta, आकृतिःच्छत्रा akrutihchhatra, अक्षर akshara, अपामार्ग apamarga, खरमञ्जरी kharamanjari, मयूर mayur, प्रत्यञ्च्पुष्प pratyanchapushpa, वशीर vashir • Tamil: ஆகாடம் akatam, அபாமார்க்கம் apamarkkam, நாயுருவி nayuruvi • Telugu: ప్రత్యక్పుష్పి pratyak-pushpi, ఉత్తరేణు uttarenu • Tulu: ಉತ್ತರಣೆ uttarane • Urdu: اگهاڙا aghara, چرچرا churchura Distribution: widely naturalized, exact native range obscure References:
Flowers of India •
PIER species info •
NPGS / GRIN •
Flora of China