Polygonaceae

Atraphaxis spinosa L.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Atraphaxis

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Atraphaxis spinosa: Atraphaxis spinosa in Botanical Garden in Tbilisi — Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Azerbaijani: Əyilmiş dəvəqıran
Chinese: 刺木蓼
Russian: Курчавка шиповатая, Курчавка отогнутая

Synonyms

Atraphaxis afghanica Meisn.
Atraphaxis calvertii Boiss.
Atraphaxis candida Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Boiss.
Atraphaxis crassifolia Agardh
Atraphaxis densiflora K.Koch
Atraphaxis fischeri Jaub. & Spach
Atraphaxis kerelinii Jaub. & Spach
Atraphaxis replicata Lam.
Atraphaxis spinosa var. angustifolia Chang Y.Yang & Y.L.Han
Atraphaxis spinosa var. glauca Boiss.
Atraphaxis spinosa var. rotundifolia Boiss.

Flowers

In flower: May (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: aloelujah, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nathalie Potel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M. Hedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: attila pribus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Orangerind, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Orangerind, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.