Amaranthaceae

Round chaff flower

Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq.

Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Achyranthes

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Round chaff flower, Round-leaf chaff flower, Round-leaved chaff flower, Achyranthes, Chaff flower, Maui chaff flower, Maui chaff-flower
Hawaiian: Ahinahina, ʻAhinahina

Synonyms

Achyranthes glabella A.Gray ex H.Mann
Achyranthes lanaiensis H.St.John
Achyranthes maneleensis H.St.John
Achyranthes rotundata (Hillebr.) H.St.John
Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata Hillebr.
Centrostachys splendens (Mart. ex Moq.) Standl.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, 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.