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    (c) František Bednár, all rights reserved

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    (c) Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Edison Díaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) František Bednár, all rights reserved

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Devil's Horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

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Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower, prickly chaff flower, devil's horsewhip, Sanskrit: अपामार्ग apāmārga) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an invasive species in some areas, including many Pacific Islands environments.

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