Achyranthes japonica

Classification	Dicots
Family	Amaranthaceae
Family (Traditional)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Achyranthes
Species:	Achyranthes japonica
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
C value
Status
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Achyranthes japonica Honda var. hachijoensis

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Achyranthes bidentata var. japonica	Achyranthes bidentata var. japonica Miq.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Breckinridge (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Garrard (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Wolfe (KY), Hawkins (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1998 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA001392	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
BEREA026064	Garrard	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
BEREA025239	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
BEREA001391	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
BEREA026085	Garrard	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	20 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Achyranthes japonica
ETSU026493	Hawkins	Tennessee	20 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19658	ETSU Achyranthes japonica
BEREA025168	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
BEREA025214	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
BEREA025318	Wolfe	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
31234100193018	Carroll	Kentucky	23 Sep 2003	W.E. Thomas 1113	EKY Achyranthes japonica
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	13 Oct 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Achyranthes japonica
31234100193000	Breckinridge	Kentucky	02 Sep 2003	Ronald L. Jones 9513	EKY Achyranthes japonica
BEREA025311	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Achyranthes japonica
31973000004913	Campbell	Kentucky	05 Sep 1998	Naczi, Robert 7608	KNK Achyranthes japonica
ETSU026961	Hawkins	Tennessee	13 Oct 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 191117	ETSU Achyranthes japonica
TENN-V-0090842	Weakley	Tennessee	30 Sep 2015	Allan J. Trently	TENN Achyranthes japonica

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