Blunt Chaff Flower

Achyranthes mutica

A.Gray ex H.Mann Species

Achyranthes mutica
The New York Botanical Garden — CC BY 4.0
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Botanical name
Achyranthes mutica
Also known as
Blunt Chaff Flower
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Achyranthes
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Blunt Chaff Flower

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Achyranthes mutica but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Achyranthes nelsonii

Others in Achyranthes

Achyranthes mangarevica
Achyranthes arborescens
Achyranthes aspera
Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera var. rubrofusca
Achyranthes shahii
Achyranthes splendens var. atollensis
Achyranthes aspera var. borbonica
Achyranthes aspera var. porphyristachya

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