Common name
English: False amaranth
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2616)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2519)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2128)
Order: Caryophyllales (121)
Family: Amaranthaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Digera (1)
Epithet: muricata (L.) Mart. (2)
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
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