PLANTS Profile for Achyranthes splendens (Maui chaff flower)

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PLANTS Profile

Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq.
Maui chaff flower

Symbol:

ACSP3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

More Information:

Distribution:
Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq.


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USA (HI)

Related Taxa:
Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq.

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 7 species in Achyranthes or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. rotundata Hillebr.. .

Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata
Maui chaff flower

Distribution of Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. splendens. .

Achyranthes splendens var. splendens
Maui chaff flower

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq.

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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 splendens Mart. ex Moq. – Maui chaff flower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq.

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata
round-leaved chaff-flower		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20760.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 12:00 PM CST