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Achyranthes aspera
Devil's Horsewhip
As recorded: Achyranthes aspera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W3442
- Date
- June 7, 1976
- Locality
- North of the village of Ofu
- Island
- Ofu
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 7, 1976, Whistler, W.A. also collected 7 other specimens.
Achyranthes aspera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,250 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
1-66, Snehapuri Colony, Nacharam, Secunderabad, Telangana 500076, India
(c) Raja Sekhar Chimirala, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Fracc Musalá Isla Bonita, Raquet Club, 80065 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Fracc Musalá Isla Bonita, Raquet Club, 80065 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Cape Town, South Africa
(c) Debbie Wall Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Cape Town, South Africa
(c) Jenny Louw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
812台灣高雄市小港區坪頂里
(c) 挺植觀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Achyranthes aspera. BISH 430111. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956234480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430111.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956234480 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026