Common name
English: False amaranth
English: False amaranth
Kingdom: Plantae (2633)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2537)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Caryophyllales (124)
Family: Amaranthaceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Digera (1)
Epithet: muricata (L.) Mart. (3)
Synonyms: Achyranthes alternifolia Russell ex Wall., Achyranthes polygonoides Retz., Amaranthus frutescens Dum.Cours., Cladostachys alternifolia Sweet
alternifolia => having alternate leaves
frutescens => shrubby, becoming shrubby
muricata => full of rough, short, sharp points
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, white
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