Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Amaranthaceae | Genus: Achyranthes | Species: Achyranthes aspera Linn.( चिरचिटा, लटजीरा ) |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Achyranthes annua Dinter, Achyranthes aspera var. albissima Suess. | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Chirchita | Flower Type | Spikelet |
| English / Trade Name | Prickly Chaff Flower, Chaff-flower, Crocus stuff, Crokars staff, Devil's horsewhip | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chirchita, Latjira | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | upto 1400m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | An urticle (a type of nut), falling off with bracteoles and perianths; seed solitary. |
| Habitat | Found along roadsides, and fallow lands from plains. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Common. Asia (including India) to Australia. | Bark Details | Smooth and pale green |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Perennial small shrub, often with a woody base; stem pilose or puberulent. Leaf blades elliptic, ovate, or broadly or broadly rhombate. Flower in spike; bracts membranous; bracteoles long-aristate, spinose; wings attached at sides and base; tepals 4 or 5, pseudostaminodes with margins fimbriate at apex, often with dorsal scale. Fruit an urticle, falling off with bracteoles and perianths; seed solitary. | Leaf Details | Leaf simple; leaf blades elliptic, ovate, or broadly or broadly rhombate. |
