Native to 59 botanical countries across Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into 91 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

July 10, 2004

Location

Kenya (Egerton University campus and Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Town of Njoro, southwest of Nakuru on Njoro Road.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Araujo Murakami, A 2974

September 17, 2006

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo

-14.423056, -67.923889

Location Remarks

Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.

Collectors

Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Achyranthes

Specific Epithet

aspera

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#232,642 of 335,497

Top 70%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →