Amaranthaceae
Pastureweed
Cyathula prostrata
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Cyathula
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 假川牛膝, 杯苋, 杯苋根, 蛇见怕
- English
- Pastureweed
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകടലാടി
- sg
- Kogbëne
Synonyms
- Achyranthes alternifolia L.f.
- Achyranthes debilis Poir.
- Achyranthes diffusa Moench
- Achyranthes globosa Pers.
- Achyranthes mollis Lepr. ex Seub.
- Achyranthes prostrata L.
- Achyranthes repens B.Heyne ex Roth
- Cyathula alternifolia Druce
- Cyathula geniculata Lour.
- Cyathula globosa (Pers.) Moq.
- Cyathula prostrata var. prostrata (L.) Blume
- Cyathula repens Moq.
- Desmochaeta globosa (Pers.) Schult.
- Desmochaeta micrantha DC.
- Desmochaeta prostrata (L.) DC.
- Desmochaeta repens Schult.
- Pupalia prostrata (L.) Mart.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shijan Kaakkara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NCF, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.