Common name
English: False amaranth
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2612)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2512)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2124)
Order: Caryophyllales (120)
Family: Amaranthaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Digera (1)
Epithet: muricata (L.) Mart. (2)
Synonym: Achyranthes alternifolia L.
alternifolia => having alternate leaves
muricata => full of rough, short, sharp points
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, white
External links
Check for Digera muricata at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [167] Digera muricata - Digera muricata in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org