Family: Amaranthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Annual
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Native Range:
Tropical Asia; widely naturalized elsewhere.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for disturbed areas nearly throughout the Commonwealth (Abaco to Acklin’s Island). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 464-465) for disturbed areas nearly throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-7, 5-1).
Synonyms:
Achyranthes indica, Centrostachys indica.
