Amaranthaceae
Devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Achyranthes
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Common names
By language (50)
- Afrikaans
- Haak-en-steek-klitsbossie, Knapsekêrel, Langklits
- Arabic
- اكيرانثيس خشن
- Assamese
- অপমাগ, ওভটাশোধ, ওভতকাটা, বনশোধ
- Bangla
- আপাং, অপাঙ্গ, অপামার্গ, বিলাইখামচি
- bo
- ཨ་པ་མ་རྒ
- Burmese
- ကြက်မောက်ဆူးပြန်, ကပ်ဖိုပင်, ကျွဲနှာခေါင်းချိတ်
- Cantonese
- 土牛膝
- Chinese
- 土牛膝, 七牛膝, 云牛膝, 倒扣草, 倒梗草, 倒钩草, 土牛膝（粗毛牛膝、倒扣草）, 杜牛夕
- English
- Devil's horsewhip, Prickly chaff flower, Chaff-flower, Crocus stuff, Crokars staff
- Finnish
- Otatähkähäntä
- gor
- Jarong
- Gujarati
- અઘેડો, અપામાર્ગ
- Hindi
- अपामार्ग, अघाड़ा, उल्टा कांटा, चिरचिटा, चिरचिरा, लटजीरा
- Indonesian
- Jarong lelaki
- Javanese
- Jarong
- Kannada
- ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ, ಉತ್ತರೇಣಿ, ಮಯೂರ, ಮಯೂರಕ, ಶೈಖರಿಕ
- Khmer
- ដើមអណ្តាតគោ
- Kinyarwanda
- Umuhurura
- Konkani
- आघाडो, ಕಾಂಟಮೊಗ್ರಿ
- Korean
- 아키란테스 아스페라, 조모우슬, 토우슬
- lah
- پٹھ کنڈا
- mad
- Nyarang
- Maithili
- दतिवन
- Malagasy
- Fandrangojaza, Trakavola, Tsipolitra, Tsipolomanitra, Tsiporomanitra, Tsipotamena, Tsipotemena, Vatofosa
- Malay
- Pokok Jarong
- Malayalam
- വൻകടലാടി, കടലാടി
- Manipuri
- ꯈꯨꯖꯨꯝꯄꯦꯔꯦ
- Marathi
- अघाडा, अपामार्ग, किणी, खरमंजरी, सूराट, आघाडा
- mis
- Champangmichel, કાંઢેરો આઘાડો
- Mizo
- Bu-chhawl, Ui-hlo
- Nepali
- दतिवन, अकमारो, अपामार्ग, उल्टो कुरो, काली झार, जम्दी
- Odia
- ଅପାମାର୍ଗ
- pam
- Kariking pusa
- pi
- मोरगु
- Punjabi
- ਅਪਾਮਾਰਗ, ਪੁੱਠ ਕੰਡਾ
- rwr
- आघीजाडो
- Sanskrit
- अपामार्गसस्यम्, अपामार्ग, खरमञ्जरी, मयूरः, शैखरिकः
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉမွၼ်းလုပ်ႇ
- Sindhi
- ابت ڪنڊڙي
- Southern Sotho
- Bohomane
- Sundanese
- Jarong lalaki
- szy
- Nipaluma-cecin niwci
- Tamil
- நாயுருவி, அபாமார்க்கம், ஆகாடம், நாயுரீஇ
- tcy
- ಉತ್ತರಣೆ
- Telugu
- ఉత్తరేణి, అంటీశ, అపామార్గము, ఉత్తరేణు, దుబ్బిన చెట్టు, ప్రత్యక్పుష్పి, అపామార్గం
- Tongan
- Tamatama
- Urdu
- اگهاڙا, چرچرا
- Vietnamese
- Ngưu tất nam, Cỏ xước, Thổ ngưu tất
- za
- Godazdauq
- Zulu
- Ibundlubundlu, Isinama, Ulimilwengwe, Usibambangubo
Synonyms
- Achyranthes acuminata E.Mey. ex Cooke & C.H.Wright
- Achyranthes aspera f. subgrandifolia Suess.
- Achyranthes aspera var. aspera L.
- Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin
- Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake
- Achyranthes aspera var. obtusifolia (Lam.) Suess.
- Achyranthes aspera var. simplex Millsp.
- Achyranthes asperoides Pires de Lima
- Achyranthes australis R.Br.
- Achyranthes canescens R.Br.
- Achyranthes daito-insularis Tawada
- Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes
- Achyranthes fruticosa Desf.
- Achyranthes grandifolia Moq.
- Achyranthes obovata Peter
- Achyranthes obovatifolia Stokes
- Achyranthes okinawensis Tawada
- Achyranthes robusta C.H.Wright
- Achyranthes sicula Roth
- Achyranthes tenuifolia Steud.
- Cadelaria punctata Raf.
- Centrostachys aspera (L.) Standl.
- Centrostachys australis (R.Br.) Standl.
- Centrostachys canescens (R.Br.) Standl.
- Centrostachys grandifolia (Moq.) Standl.
- Centrostachys indica (L.) Standl.
- Stachyarpagophora aspera (L.) M.Gómez
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.