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Achyranthes aspera
Devil's Horsewhip
As recorded: Achyranthes aspera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 526
- Date
- April 11, 1980
- Locality
- Norfolk Island: Rocky Point area (Hundred Acre Reserve)
- Region
- Norfolk Island
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 11, 1980, Sykes, W.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Achyranthes aspera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. 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 669622. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956295050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/669622.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956295050 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026