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Achyranthes aspera
Devil's Horsewhip
As recorded: Achyranthes aspera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Evans, M.
- Collector number
- 950
- Date
- December 10, 1965
- Locality
- Magur; Center of island
- Island
- Namonuito Atoll
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 10, 1965, Evans, M. also collected 19 other specimens.
Achyranthes aspera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,248 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 649949. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956160034. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649949.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956160034 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
