Amaranthaceae
False amaranth
Digera muricata
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Digera
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- شقلة بقلة
- Chinese
- 瘤果莧, 长序苋
- English
- False amaranth
Synonyms
- Achyranthes alternifolia L.
- Achyranthes alternifolia Russ. ex Wall.
- Achyranthes ciliata Lam.
- Achyranthes digera Poir.
- Achyranthes muricata L.
- Achyranthes polygonoides Retz.
- Amaranthus arvensis (Forssk.) E.H.L.Krause
- Amaranthus frutescens Dum.Cours.
- Celosia muricata Spreng.
- Chamissoa arabica Spreng.
- Chamissoa ciliata Spreng.
- Chamissoa commutata Spreng.
- Chamissoa muricata (L.) Spreng.
- Cladostachys alternifolia Sweet
- Cladostachys arborescens D.Dietr.
- Cladostachys muricata (L.) Moq.
- Desmochaeta alternifolia DC.
- Desmochaeta ciliata Roem. & Schult.
- Desmochaeta muricata (L.) DC.
- Digera alternifolia (L.) Asch.
- Digera arvensis Forssk.
- Digera ciliata (Lam.) Mart.
- Digera forskaolii Blume
- Digera frutescens Juss. ex Steud.
- Eclotoripa annua Raf.
- Eclotoripa fruticosa Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August, December (from 37 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tejas M, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: phiroza, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raja Sekhar Chimirala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mitul and Vijul Singh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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.