Cyathula achyranthoides

(Kunth) Moq.

Amaranthaceae
Cyathula achyranthoides
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Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, Brazil, Central Africa, Central America, Colombia, Congo DR, East Africa, Nicaragua, Panama, South America,

Countries: Angola, Argentina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Botswana, Belize, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, El Salvador, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 1.2 m tall.

Names & Synonyms

Cola de armado mozote

Achyranthes geminata Thonn.Achyranthes uncinata Willd. ex Schult.Cyathula geminata (Thonn.) Moq.
References (1)
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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