Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Achyranthes aspera
(Amaranthaceae)
chaff-flower, crocus stuff, crokars staff, devil's horsewhip, prickly chaff-flower

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Species description or overview

Achyranthes aspera information from PIER
Information on Achyranthes aspera as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Achyranthes aspera
Nomenclatural information about Achyranthes aspera is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Achyranthes aspera information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Achyranthes aspera, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Achyranthes aspera
Nomenclatural information about Achyranthes aspera is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Achyranthes aspera as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Images of Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) (prickly achyranthes)
Links to high-resolution free images of Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) (prickly achyranthes) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Achyranthes aspera information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Achyranthes aspera in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Achyranthes aspera images from PIER
Images of Achyranthes aspera provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Achyranthes aspera information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Achyranthes aspera in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Oahu Offshore Islets Pictorial Guide: Common Plants of Oahu's Offshore Islets
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Pictorial Guide: Common Plants of Oahu's Offshore Islets. Prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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